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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/korosi

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 *kərəsu (“to kill”).

Verb

*korosi

  1. to kill

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 殺すん (kurusun)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 殺っすり (xussuri)
    • Okinawan: 殺すん (kurusun)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 殺しゅん (kurushun)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 殺っしゅむっ (kusshum)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 殺っしぃ (kusshï)
    • Yoron: 殺しゅん (furushun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 殺すぃ (kurusï)
    • Yaeyama: 殺しぃん (kurusïn)
    • Yonaguni: 殺ん (kurun)
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