Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sirami

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 *sirami.

Noun

*sirami

1. louse, especially the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis)

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 虱 (shiran)
  • Okinawan: 虱 (shiran)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Yonaguni: 虱 (tsan)