Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/era

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *era (“thorn; jellyfish”).

Noun

*era

  1. jellyfish

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 刺, 莿, 苛 (irā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 刺, 莿, 苛 ('yera)
    • Okinawan: 刺, 莿, 苛 (īrā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
    • Yoron: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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