Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sirami

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This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Etymology

A compound of *siro (white) +‎ *-mi (an uncertain suffix). The "o" in *siro was replaced with an "a".

Noun

*sirami

  1. louse, especially the head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis)

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: , (sirami)
    • Japanese: , (shirami, Tokyo LHH, Kyoto LLH, Kagoshima LLH)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *sirami
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: (shiran)
      • Okinawan: (shiran)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Yonaguni: (tsan)

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