Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/puru

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 *puru (“ancient, old”).

Adjective

*puru

  1. ancient, old

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 古さい (purusai, furusai)
    • Kunigami: 古せん (phurusen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 古さり (furusari)
    • Okinawan: 古さん (furusan)
    • Okinoerabu: 古さん (furusan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 古さむっ (fursam)
    • Tokunoshima: 古あい (furuai)
    • Yoron: 古さん (purusan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 古 (fuz)
    • Yaeyama: 古さーん (furusān)
    • Yonaguni: 古さん (furusan)
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