Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/koro

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 *kərə (“time, season”).

Noun

*koro

1. time
2. season

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 頃 (guru) (in compounds)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 頃 (xoro)
  • Okinawan: 頃 (kuru)
  • Yoron: 頃 (guru) (in compounds)