Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/si

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 *su (“to become, happen, occur; to do”).

Verb

*si

  1. to become, happen, occur
  2. to do

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: すん (sun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: しゅり (shuri)
    • Okinawan: すん (sun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: しゅむっ (shum)
    • Yoron: しゅん (shun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: しぃ (sï), っしぃ (ssï)
    • Yaeyama: しぃん (sïn), しぃーん (sïïn)
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