Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
siro
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
*siro
white
Antonyms
*kuro
Descendants
Old Japanese:
白
(
siro
1
)
Japanese:
白
(
shiro
)
,
白い
(
shiroi
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*siro
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
白
(
shiru
)
,
白さい
(
shirusai
)
Kunigami:
白
(
shirū
)
,
白ーしぇん
(
shirūshen
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
白
(
shiru
)
,
白さり
(
shirusari
)
Okinawan:
白
(
shiru
)
,
白さん
(
shirusan
)
Okinoerabu:
白
(
shū
)
,
白さん
(
shūsan
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
白
(
shiryu
)
,
白さむっ
(
shiryusam
)
Tokunoshima:
白
(
sïru
)
,
白ーい
(
sïrōi
)
Yoron:
白
(
sū
)
,
白さん
(
sūsan
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
白
(
ssu
)
Yaeyama:
白
(
sïsu
)
,
白さん
(
sïsusan
)
⇒
Yonaguni:
白だり
(
tsudari
)