Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yari

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 *yaru (“to perform, to do”).

Verb

*yari

1. to perform, to do

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Okinawan: 遣すん (yarasun)