Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kərəs-

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

May be an s-causative form of unattested *kər- (“to die”) (Thorpe 1983).

Verb

*kərəs- (infinitive *kərəsi)

  1. to kill

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: ころす (ko2ro2su)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *korosi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 殺すん (kurusun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 殺っすり (xussuri)
      • Okinawan: 殺すん (kurusun)
      • Okinoerabu: 殺しゅん (kurushun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 殺っしゅむっ (kusshum)
      • Tokunoshima: 殺っしぃ (kusshï)
      • Yoron: 殺しゅん (furushun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 殺すぃ (kurusï)
      • Yaeyama: 殺しぃん (kurusïn)
      • Yonaguni: 殺ん (kurun)
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