Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/təri

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.

Proto-Japonic

Noun

*təri

1. bird

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 鳥 (to₂ri)
  • Japanese: 鳥 (tori)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *tori
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 鳥 (θui)
    • Kunigami: 鳥 (thui)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 鳥 (θuri)
    • Okinawan: 鳥 (tui)
    • Okinoerabu: 鳥 (tui)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 鳥 (tur)
    • Tokunoshima: 鳥 (tui)
    • Yoron: 鳥 (tui)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 鳥 (tūz)
    • Yaeyama: 鳥 (turï)
    • Yonaguni: 鳥 (tui)