Japanese 書く

← Japanese 掻く (mention)

← Proto-Japonic *kaku (inherited)

→ Japanese な (mention)

→ Japanese な (mention)

→ Japanese ちゃう (mention)

→ Japanese 描く (compound)

→ Japanese 掻く (mention)

→ Japanese 右横書き (mention)

→ Japanese 書き出す (mention)

→ Okinawan 書ちゅん (cognate)