Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/era

This Proto-Japonic 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.

This Proto-Japonic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Japonic

Noun

*era

1. thorn
2. jellyfish

Descendants

• Japanese: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *era (“jellyfish”)
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 刺, 莿, 苛 (irā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 刺, 莿, 苛 ('yera)
    • Okinawan: 刺, 莿, 苛 (īrā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
    • Yoron: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
    • Yaeyama: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
    • Yonaguni: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)