Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ira

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 *ira (“placenta”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*ira

1. placenta

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan: *eya
  • Kunigami: いやー (iyā /⁠ʔìjáː⁠/)
  • Okinawan: いや (iya /⁠ʔìjà⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan: *ira, *eya
  • Miyako: ずざ (zïza)
  • Yaeyama: いーやー (īyā /⁠ʔíːjáː⁠/)