Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kir-

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

Verb

*kir- (infinitive *kiri)

  1. to cut

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 切る (ki1ru)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kir-
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 切ゆい (chiyui)
      • Kunigami: 切ん (chin)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 切るり (kiruri)
      • Okinawan: 切ーん (chīn)
      • Okinoerabu: 切ゅん (kyun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 切りゅむっ (kiryum)
      • Tokunoshima: 切りぃ (kirï)
      • Yoron: 切ゅん (kyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (ksïï)
      • Yaeyama: 切ん (kïsun)
      • Yonaguni: 切ん (tsun)