Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kura

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

Noun

*kura

  1. darkness, the dark

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (kura)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kura
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 暗せん (k'urāsen)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 暗さり (k'urasari)
      • Okinawan: 暗さん (kurasan)
      • Okinoerabu: 暗さん (kurasan)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 暗さむっ (kurāsam)
      • Tokunoshima: 暗い (kurāi)
      • Yoron: 暗さん (kurasan)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (ffa)
      • Yaeyama: 暗さん (ffasan)