Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sora

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

*sora

1. heaven, sky
2. tip, top

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 空 (so₁ra)
  • Japanese: 空 (sora)
    • → Okinawan: 空 (sura)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *sora (“tip”)
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: っすら (ssura)
    • Kunigami: すらー (surā /⁠súɾàː⁠/)
    • ⇒? Northern Amami Ōshima: そらふ (sorafu, “whitlow (on top of a finger)”)
    • Okinawan: すーら (sūra /⁠súːɾá⁠/)
    • Okinoerabu: すら (sura /⁠sùɾâ⁠/)
    • Tokunoshima: しゅら (sura /⁠ɕúɾà⁠/)
    • Yoron: すら (sura /⁠súɾá⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: すら (sura)
    • Yaeyama: すら (sura /⁠súɾá⁠/)
    • Yonaguni: すら (sura /⁠sùɾâ⁠/)