Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
sora
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
*sora
heaven
,
sky
tip
,
top
Descendants
Old Japanese:
空
(
so
1
ra
)
Japanese:
空
(
sora
)
→
Okinawan:
空
(
sura
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*sora
(
“
tip
”
)
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
っすら
(
ssura
)
Kunigami:
すらー
(
surā
/súɾàː/
)
⇒
?
Northern Amami Ōshima:
そらふ
(
sorafu
,
“
whitlow (on top of a finger)
”
)
Okinawan:
すーら
(
sūra
/súːɾá/
)
Okinoerabu:
すら
(
sura
/sùɾâ/
)
Tokunoshima:
しゅら
(
sura
/ɕúɾà/
)
Yoron:
すら
(
sura
/súɾá/
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
すら
(
sura
)
Yaeyama:
すら
(
sura
/súɾá/
)
Yonaguni:
すら
(
sura
/sùɾâ/
)