Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/siroy

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

Etymology

Most likely derived as a fusion of *siro (“behind?”, likely cognate with *osiro (“behind”)) +‎ *y (emphatic nominal particle).

Noun

*siroy[1]

behind

Synonyms

*osiro

Descendants

Eastern Old Japanese: 志利 (siri), 志流 (siru)
Old Japanese: 尻, 臀, 後 (siri)
- Japanese: 尻, 臀, 後 (shiri, “buttocks”)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *siri
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Okinawan: 尻, 臀, 後 (shirī)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 尻, 臀, 後 (shī)
  - Yaeyama: 尻, 臀, 後 (shī)
  - Yonaguni: 尻, 臀, 後 (chui)

References

Vovin, Alexander. 2011. "On one more source for Old Japanese otsu-rui /I₂/." Journal of East Asian Linguistics 20: 222

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[1] Vovin, Alexander. 2011. "On one more source for Old Japanese otsu-rui /I₂/." Journal of East Asian Linguistics 20: 222