Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kuri

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 spin”).

Verb

*kuri

  1. to spin a thread

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 繰ん (kun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 繰るり (kururi)
    • Okinawan: 繰ゆん (kuyun)
    • Yoron: 繰ゆん (kuyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • ⇒ Miyako: 手繰ぃ (tavï) (< *taguri)
    • Yaeyama: 繰るん (kurun)
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