Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kure

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 *kuru (to give).

Verb

*kure

  1. to give

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 呉りゆい (kuriyui)
    • Kunigami: 呉ーるん (kīrun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 呉りぃるり (kurïruri)
    • Okinawan: 呉ゆん (kwiyun)
    • Okinoerabu: 呉りゆん (kuriyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 呉りぃゆむっ (kurïyum)
    • Tokunoshima: 呉ーりぃ (kwïïrï)
    • Yoron: 呉りゅん (kuryun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 呉ーㇲ゙ (fīz)
    • Yaeyama: 呉ーるん (hīrun)
    • Yonaguni: 呉ゆん (hiyun)