Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sara

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

Possibly borrowed ultimately from Sanskrit शराव (śarāva, “plate”).

Noun

*sara

1. plate

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 皿, 盤 (sara)
  • Japanese: 皿, 盤 (sara)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *sara
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 皿, 盤 (sara)
    • Kunigami: 皿, 盤 (sarā)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 皿, 盤 (sara)
    • Okinawan: 皿, 盤 (sara)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 皿, 盤 (sara)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 皿, 盤 (sara)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 皿, 盤 (sharā)
    • Yoron: 皿, 盤 (sara)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 皿, 盤 (sara)
    • Yaeyama: 皿, 盤 (sara)
    • Yonaguni: 皿, 盤 (sara)