Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/saki

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Japonic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Accent class: 2.1
- It is unclear why Tokyo and Kyoto shifted accentual reflexes.

Noun[edit]

*saki

point, tip
cape, peninsula

Descendants[edit]

Old Japanese: 先, 前 (saki₁, “point, tip”), 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (saki₁, cape, peninsula)
- Japanese: 先, 前 (saki, “point, tip”, Heian HH, Tokyo 0 [LH(H)] ~ 1 [HL(L)], Kyoto 0 [HH(H)] ~ 1 [HL(L)],^[1] Kagoshima A [HL(L)]^[2]), 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (saki, “cape, peninsula”, Heian HH, Tokyo 1 [HL(L)], Kyoto 2 [HL(L)],^[3] Kagoshima A [HL(L)^[4])
Proto-Ryukyuan: *saki (accent class A)
- Northern Ryukyuan: さき (saki) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
  - Kikai: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (sachi)
  - Kunigami: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (sachī /⁠sàtɕíː⁠/)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (saki)
  - Okinawan: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (sachi /⁠sátɕì⁠/)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (sachi /⁠sàtɕí⁠/)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (sak /⁠sák̩⁠/)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (saki /⁠sàkɪ́⁠/)
  - Yoron: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (saki /⁠sàkì⁠/)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (saksï)
  - Yaeyama: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (sakï /⁠sákɨ̀⁠/)
  - Yonaguni: 先, 前, 崎, 埼, 岬, 碕 (sati /⁠sàtí⁠/)

References[edit]

^ “さき【先・前】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) ‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
^ “さき【崎・埼・岬・碕】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) ‎^[2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
^ Martin, Samuel E. (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 517

[KDJ2Otip-1] “さき【先・前】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) ‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)

[ZAJ-2] Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

[KDJ2Open-3] “さき【崎・埼・岬・碕】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) ‎^[2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)

[JLTT-4] Martin, Samuel E. (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 517

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