Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/teri

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 *teru (“to shine”).

Verb

*teri

1. to shine

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 照ん (thin)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 照るり (θïruri)
  • Okinawan: 照ゆん (tiyun)
  • Okinoerabu: 照ゆん (θiyun)
  • Tokunoshima: 照るい (θirui)
  • Yoron: 照ゆん (tiyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 照ーㇲ゙ (tīz)
  • Yaeyama: 照るん (tirun)
  • Yonaguni: 照るん (tirun)