Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pi-

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 *poi- (“to dry”).

Verb

*pi-

1. to dry

Derived terms

• *pise (“reef”)

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 干ゅん (p'yun)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 干るり (hiruri)
  • Okinawan: 干ゆん (fiyun)
  • Okinoerabu: 干ゅん (hyun)
  • Tokunoshima: 干るい (sïrui)
  • Yoron: 干ゅん (pyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 干 (psïï)
  • Yaeyama: 干すん (psïsun)
  • ⇒ Yonaguni: 潮干 (usuchī) (< *usio pi)