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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/su

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *su (“nest”).

Noun

*su

  1. nest

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 巣 (sū)
    • Kunigami: 巣 (shī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 巣 (sï, shi)
    • Okinawan: 巣 (shī)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 巣 (shī)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 巣 (sïï)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 巣 (sïï)
    • Yoron: 巣 (shī)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 巣 (sïï)
    • Yaeyama: 巣 (sïï)
    • Yonaguni: 巣 (chī)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *su (“vinegar”).

Noun

*su

  1. vinegar

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 酢 (shī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 酢 (shi, sïï)
    • Okinawan: 酢 (shī)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 酢 (shī)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 酢 (sïï)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 酢 (sïï)
    • Yaeyama: 酢 (sïï)
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