Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ira

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.

This Proto-Japonic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Japonic

Pronunciation

• Accent class: 2.1?/2.2?

Noun

*ira

1. placenta

Affix

*ira

1. of the same mother

Descendants

• Old Japanese: いろ (iro₂, “of thte same mother”)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *ira (“placenta”, tone class A)
  • Northern Ryukyuan: *eya
    • Kunigami: いやー (iyā /⁠ʔìjáː⁠/)
    • Okinawan: いや (iya /⁠ʔìjà⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: *ira, *eya
    • Miyako: ずざ (zïza)
    • Yaeyama: いーやー (īyā /⁠ʔíːjáː⁠/)