Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/peru

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *peru (garlic).

Pronunciation

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  • Tone class: A

Noun

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*peru

  1. garlic

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan: 픠루 (/⁠pʰɨi.ru⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: (pïru)
    • Kunigami: (phirū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (fïru)
    • Okinawan: (firu)
    • Okinoerabu: (hirū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (fïr)
    • Tokunoshima: (fïru)
    • Yoron: (piru)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (piz)
    • Yaeyama: (pin)
    • Yonaguni: (hiru)