Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kuro
This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic
Noun
*kuro
black
Antonyms
*siro
Related terms
*kura
Descendants
Old Japanese:
黒
(
kuro
1
)
Japanese:
黒
(
kuro
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kuro
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
黒
(
kurū
)
,
黒せい
(
kurusai
)
Kunigami:
黒
(
kurū
)
,
黒しぇん
(
kurushen
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
黒
(
kurū
)
,
黒さり
(
kurusari
)
Okinawan:
黒
(
kurū
)
,
黒さん
(
kurusan
)
Okinoerabu:
黒
(
kurū
)
,
黒さん
(
kurusan
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
黒
(
kurū
)
,
黒さむっ
(
kurusam
)
Tokunoshima:
黒
(
kuru
)
,
黒ーい
(
kurūi
)
Yoron:
黒
(
kurū
)
,
黒さん
(
kurusan
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
黒
(
ffu
)
Yaeyama:
黒
(
ffu
)
,
黒さん
(
ffusan
)
⇒
Yonaguni:
黒ちち
(
furuchichi
)