Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/su

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *su (“nest”).

Noun

*su

1. nest

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 巣 (sū)
  • Kunigami: 巣 (shī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 巣 (sï, shi)
  • Okinawan: 巣 (shī)
  • Okinoerabu: 巣 (shī)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 巣 (sïï)
  • Tokunoshima: 巣 (sïï)
  • Yoron: 巣 (shī)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 巣 (sïï)
  • Yaeyama: 巣 (sïï)
  • Yonaguni: 巣 (chī)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *su (“vinegar”).

Noun

*su

1. vinegar

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 酢 (shī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 酢 (shi, sïï)
  • Okinawan: 酢 (shī)
  • Okinoerabu: 酢 (shī)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 酢 (sïï)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 酢 (sïï)
  • Yaeyama: 酢 (sïï)