Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tora

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 *tora (“tiger”).

Noun

*tora

  1. tiger

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 它喇 (tora) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
    • Kikai: 虎 (tura) (in compounds)
    • Kunigami: 虎 (turā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 虎 (tora)
    • Okinawan: 虎 (tura)
    • Okinoerabu: 虎 (tura)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 虎 (θura)
    • Tokunoshima: 虎 (tura)
    • Yoron: 虎 (tura)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 虎 (tura)
    • Yaeyama: 虎 (tura)
    • Yonaguni: 虎 (tura)
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