Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kamisori

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 *kamisəri (“razor”).

Noun

*kamisori

1. razor

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 剃刀 (khansui)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 剃刀 (xamisuri)
  • Okinawan: 剃刀 (kansui)
  • Tokunoshima: 剃刀 (xamisori)
  • Yoron: 剃刀 (kansui)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Yaeyama: 剃刀 (kansuru)