Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/suri

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 *suru (“to rub”).

Verb

*suri

1. to rub

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 擦ゆい, 摩ゆい, 磨ゆい, 擂ゆい, 摺ゆい, 刷ゆい (suyui)
  • Kunigami: 擦ん, 摩ん, 磨ん, 擂ん, 摺ん, 刷ん (shin)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 擦るり, 摩るり, 磨るり, 擂るり, 摺るり, 刷るり (sïruri)
  • Okinawan: 擦ゆん, 摩ゆん, 磨ゆん, 擂ゆん, 摺ゆん, 刷ゆん (shiyun)
  • Okinoerabu: 擦ゆん, 摩ゆん, 磨ゆん, 擂ゆん, 摺ゆん, 刷ゆん (shiyun)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 擦りゅむっ, 摩りゅむっ, 磨りゅむっ, 擂りゅむっ, 摺りゅむっ, 刷りゅむっ (sïryum)
  • Tokunoshima: 擦りぃ, 摩りぃ, 磨りぃ, 擂りぃ, 摺りぃ, 刷りぃ (sïrï)
  • Yoron: 擦ゅん, 摩ゅん, 磨ゅん, 擂ゅん, 摺ゅん, 刷ゅん (shun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 擦しぃ, 摩しぃ, 磨しぃ, 擂しぃ, 摺しぃ, 刷しぃ (ssï)
  • Yaeyama: 擦すん, 摩すん, 磨すん, 擂すん, 摺すん, 刷すん (ssun)
  • Yonaguni: 擦るん, 摩るん, 磨るん, 擂るん, 摺るん, 刷るん (chirun)

References

• Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎^[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 322