Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/siri

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 *siru (“to know”).

Verb

*siri

1. to know

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 知ん (shin) (only used as a suffix)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 知るり (shiruri)
  • Okinawan: 知ゆん (shiyun)
  • Yoron: 知っちゅん (shitchun) (< *sir-i-t-e-wori)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 知 (ssï)
  • Yaeyama: 知すん (sïsun)
  • Yonaguni: 知ん (tsun)