Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kuso

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

Cognate with *kusa (“stinky”).

Noun

*kuso

1. feces, dung, arse, shit
2. dregs

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 糞, 屎 (kuso₁)
  • Japanese: 糞, 屎 (kuso)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *kuso
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 糞, 屎 (ssu)
    • Kunigami: 糞, 屎 (khusū /⁠kʱùsǔː⁠/)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 糞, 屎 (kusu)
    • Okinawan: 糞, 屎 (kusu /⁠kùsù⁠/)
    • Okinoerabu: 糞, 屎 (kusū /⁠kùsǔː⁠/)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 糞, 屎 (xsu /⁠kʰsǔˑ⁠/)
    • Tokunoshima: 糞, 屎 (kushu /⁠kù̥ɕú⁠/)
    • Yoron: 糞, 屎 (kusu /⁠kùsú⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 糞, 屎 (fusu)
    • Yaeyama: 糞, 屎 (fushu /⁠ɸù̥ɕú⁠/)
    • Yonaguni: 糞, 屎 (tsū /⁠tsùː⁠/)