Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/siro

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 *siro (“white”).

Adjective

*siro

1. white

Noun

*siro

1. white

Antonyms

• *kuro

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 白 (shiru), 白さい (shirusai)
  • Kunigami: 白 (shirū), 白ーしぇん (shirūshen)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 白 (shiru), 白さり (shirusari)
  • Okinawan: 白 (shiru), 白さん (shirusan)
  • Okinoerabu: 白 (shū), 白さん (shūsan)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 白 (shiryu), 白さむっ (shiryusam)
  • Tokunoshima: 白 (sïru), 白ーい (sïrōi)
  • Yoron: 白 (sū), 白さん (sūsan)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 白 (ssu)
  • Yaeyama: 白 (sïsu), 白さん (sïsusan)
  • ⇒ Yonaguni: 白だり (tsudari)