Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/piru

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

From *pi (“day”).

Noun

*piru

  1. daytime
    Antonym: *yoru (“night”)

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 晝 (pi1ru)
    • Japanese: 昼 (hiru)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *piru
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 昼 (piru)
      • Kunigami: 昼 (p'irū)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 昼 (hiru)
      • Okinawan: 昼 (firu)
      • Okinoerabu: 昼 (hiru)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 昼 (hir)
      • Tokunoshima: 昼 (sïru)
      • Yoron: 昼 (pyū)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 昼 (psïru)
      • Yaeyama: 昼 (pïrï, pïïrï)
      • Yonaguni: 昼 (tsū, tsun)
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