Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/siro

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 *siro (“white”).

Adjective

*siro

  1. white

Noun

*siro

  1. white

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 白 (shiru), 白さい (shirusai)
    • Kunigami: 白 (shirū), 白ーしぇん (shirūshen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 白 (shiru), 白さり (shirusari)
    • Okinawan: 白 (shiru), 白さん (shirusan)
    • Okinoerabu: 白 (shū), 白さん (shūsan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 白 (shiryu), 白さむっ (shiryusam)
    • Tokunoshima: 白 (sïru), 白ーい (sïrōi)
    • Yoron: 白 (sū), 白さん (sūsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 白 (ssu)
    • Yaeyama: 白 (sïsu), 白さん (sïsusan)
    • ⇒ Yonaguni: 白だり (tsudari)
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