Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/era

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

From Proto-Japonic *era (“thorn; jellyfish”).

Noun

*era

1. jellyfish

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 刺, 莿, 苛 (irā)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 刺, 莿, 苛 ('yera)
  • Okinawan: 刺, 莿, 苛 (īrā)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
  • Yoron: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
  • Yaeyama: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)
  • Yonaguni: 刺, 莿, 苛 (ira)