Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sara

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 *sara (“plate”).

Noun

*sara

1. plate

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 皿, 盤 (sara)
  • Kunigami: 皿, 盤 (sarā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 皿, 盤 (sara)
  • Okinawan: 皿, 盤 (sara)
  • Okinoerabu: 皿, 盤 (sara)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 皿, 盤 (sara)
  • Tokunoshima: 皿, 盤 (sharā)
  • Yoron: 皿, 盤 (sara)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 皿, 盤 (sara)
  • Yaeyama: 皿, 盤 (sara)
  • Yonaguni: 皿, 盤 (sara)