Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tera

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 *tera (“temple”).

Noun

*tera

1. temple

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 寺 (tira)
  • Kunigami: 寺 (thirā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 寺 (θïra)
  • Okinawan: 寺 (tira)
  • Okinoerabu: 寺 (tira)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 寺 (θira)
  • Tokunoshima: 寺 (tera)
  • Yoron: 寺 (tira)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 寺 (tira)
  • Yaeyama: 寺 (tira)
  • Yonaguni: 寺 (tira)