Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/arasi

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 *arasi (“storm”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*arasi

1. storm

Reconstruction notes

Analysis shows that this word has been displaced by independent compound words in most of the daughter languages.

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 嵐 (arāshi /⁠àɾáːɕì⁠/)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 嵐 (arashi)
  • Okinawan: 嵐 (arashi /⁠áɾáɕì⁠/)
  • Okinoerabu: 嵐 (arashi /⁠àɾàɕí⁠/)
  • Tokunoshima: 嵐 (arasï /⁠àɾàsɨ́⁠/)