Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kuri

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 *kuru (“to spin”).

Verb

*kuri

1. to spin a thread

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 繰ん (kun)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 繰るり (kururi)
  • Okinawan: 繰ゆん (kuyun)
  • Yoron: 繰ゆん (kuyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • ⇒ Miyako: 手繰ぃ (tavï) (< *taguri)
  • Yaeyama: 繰るん (kurun)