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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/siru

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *siru (sap, soup).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*siru

  1. sap, soup

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (shiru)
    • Kunigami: (shirū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (shiru)
    • Okinawan: (shiru)
    • Okinoerabu: (shirū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (shiru)
    • Tokunoshima: (sïru)
    • Yoron: (shū, suru)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (sïï)
    • Yaeyama: (sïrï)
    • Yonaguni: (chiru)