Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sir-

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

Verb

*sir- (infinitive *siri)

1. to know, to gain knowledge about

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 知る (siru)
  • Japanese: 知る (shiru)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *siri
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 知ん (shin) (only used as a suffix)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 知るり (shiruri)
    • Okinawan: 知ゆん (shiyun)
    • Yoron: 知っちゅん (shitchun) (< *sir-i-t-e-wori)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 知 (ssï)
    • Yaeyama: 知すん (sïsun)
    • Yonaguni: 知ん (chun)