"e-ku" meaning in Proto-Ryukyuan

See e-ku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

Etymology: From Proto-Japonic *e-ku (“how many”). Etymology templates: {{inh|jpx-ryu-pro|jpx-pro|*e-ku|t=how many}} Proto-Japonic *e-ku (“how many”) Head templates: {{head|jpx-ryu-pro|determiner}} *e-ku
  1. how many Tags: reconstruction
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