Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/asari

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 *asaru (“to look for”).

Verb

*asari

1. to look for

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 漁ゆい (asayui), 漁うい (asaui)
  • Kunigami: 漁ーるん (hasārun)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 漁るり (asaruri)
  • Okinawan: 漁ゆん (asayun)
  • Okinoerabu: 漁ゆん (asayun)
  • Yoron: 漁ゆん (asayun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 漁り゚っ (asal)
  • Yaeyama: 漁るん (asarun)