Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/puru

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 *puru (“ancient, old”).

Adjective

*puru

1. ancient, old

Antonyms

• *waka

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 古さい (purusai, furusai)
  • Kunigami: 古せん (phurusen)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 古さり (furusari)
  • Okinawan: 古さん (furusan)
  • Okinoerabu: 古さん (furusan)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 古さむっ (fursam)
  • Tokunoshima: 古あい (furuai)
  • Yoron: 古さん (purusan)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 古 (fuz)
  • Yaeyama: 古さーん (furusān)
  • Yonaguni: 古さん (furusan)