吉支
Baekje
Noun
吉支 (*kici) (Nihon shoki キシ)
- ruler
Reconstruction notes
Attested as 吉支 in Book of Zhou, as part of a compound word. Attested both in isolation and in compounds as キシ in Nihon shoki.
Derived terms
- 鞬吉支 (*k(j)ə-n kici, “king (of Baekje)”)
Descendants
- → Old Korean:
- Middle Korean: 긔ᄌᆞ (kuyco, “king, (subordinate) ruler”)
- → Old Japanese: 吉士 (ki1si, “envoy, diplomat”)
References
- John Bentley (2000), “New Look at Paekche and Korean: Data from Nihon shoki”, in Language Research, volume 36, issue 2, Seoul National University, pages 417—443