Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/siru

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 *siru (“sap, soup”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: B

Noun

*siru

  1. sap, soup

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 汁 (shiru)
    • Kunigami: 汁 (shirū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 汁 (shiru)
    • Okinawan: 汁 (shiru)
    • Okinoerabu: 汁 (shirū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 汁 (shiru)
    • Tokunoshima: 汁 (sïru)
    • Yoron: 汁 (shū, suru)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 汁 (sïï)
    • Yaeyama: 汁 (sïrï)
    • Yonaguni: 汁 (chiru)
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