Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tikara

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

Etymology

From *ti (“god, spirit”) + *kara (“source, origin”), literally "having a godly or spiritual source".

Noun

*tikara

power, strength

Descendants

Old Japanese: 力 (tikara)
- Japanese: 力 (chikara)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *tikara
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 力 (chikara)
  - Kunigami: 力 (chikāra, shikāra)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 力 (chikyara)
  - Okinawan: 力 (chikara)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 力 (chikara, chikyara, chikkyara)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 力 (chikyara, cikyara)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 力 (tsïkyara)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 力 (tsïkara)
  - Yaeyama: 力 (tsïkara)
  - Yonaguni: 力 (shikara)