Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sori

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 *səri (“razor”).

Noun

*sori

1. razor

Derived terms

• *kamisori

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 剃い (suri)
  • Oki-No-Erabu: 剃い (sui)
  • Toku-No-Shima: 剃い (shui)
  • Yoron: 剃い (sui)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 剃イ゚ (suɿ)