Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/arare

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 *arare (“hail”). The shift from tone class A to B is irregular.

Pronunciation

• Tone class: B

Noun

*arare

1. hail

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Yoron: 霰 (arari)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 霰 (arari)
  • Yaeyama: 霰 (arari)