Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sirami

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

A compound of *siro (“white”) +‎ *-mi (“an uncertain suffix”). The "o" in *siro was replaced with an "a".

Noun

*sirami

  1. louse, especially the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis)

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 虱, 蝨 (sirami)
    • Japanese: 虱, 蝨 (shirami, Tokyo LHH, Kyoto LLH, Kagoshima LLH[1])
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *sirami
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 虱 (shiran)
      • Okinawan: 虱 (shiran)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Yonaguni: 虱 (tsan)

References

  1. ^ https://starlingdb.org/cgi-bin/response.cgi?single=1&basename=%2fdata%2falt%2fjapet&text_number=45&root=config
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