Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/siroy

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

Etymology

Possibly cognate with *osiro (“behind”).

Noun

*siroy

1. behind

Synonyms

• *osiro

Descendants

• Eastern Old Japanese: 志利 (siri), 志流 (siru)
• Old Japanese: 尻, 臀, 後 (siri)
  • Japanese: 尻, 臀, 後 (shiri, “buttocks”)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *siri-oi
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 尻, 臀, 後 (shirī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 尻 (only used as a suffix), 臀, 後 (shiri)
    • Okinawan: 尻, 臀, 後 (shirī)
    • Yoron: 尻前, 臀前, 後前 (shuimē) (< *siri-oi-mae)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 尻, 臀, 後 (shī)
    • Yaeyama: 尻, 臀, 後 (shī)
    • Yonaguni: 尻, 臀, 後 (chui)