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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/puru

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed words 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 *puru (“ancient, old”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /puɾu/

Noun

*puru

  1. ancient, old

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 古さい (ぷるさい, purusai)
    • Kunigami: 古せん (ぷるせん, phurusen)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 古さり (ふるさり, furusari)
    • Okinawan: 古さん (ふるさん, furusan)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 古さん (ふるさん, furusan)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 古さむっ (ふるっさむっ, fursam)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 古さい (ふるさい, furusai)
    • Yoron: 古さん (ぷるさん, purusan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 古 (ふㇲ゙, fuz)
    • Yaeyama: 古さん (ふるさん, furusan)
    • Yonaguni: 古ん (ふるん, furun)
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