Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/soza

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

Alternative forms

• *seza (apophonic)

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *sosa (“older brother; older sister”).

Noun

*soza

1. older brother
2. older sister

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: しだー (shidā)
  • Kunigami: しじゃー (shijā)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: せざ (seza), しじゃ (shija)
  • Okinawan: しーじゃ (shīja)
  • Oki-No-Erabu: しだ (shida)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: すぃだ (sïda)
  • Toku-No-Shima: すぃーだ (sïïda)
  • ⇒ Yoron: しだび (shidabi)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: そぅざ (suza), すざ (sïza)
  • Yaeyama: しじゃ (shija)
  • Yonaguni: すだ (suda)