Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sora
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Japonic *sora (“sky”).
Igarashi (2022)[1] considers the meaning of this item to be "treetop" and the modern languages reflect this meaning, stating " pR *sora does not have a meaning ‘sky,’ which is indicated instead by a Chinese loan pR *ten A." The modern forms with the meaning "sky" can probably be reasonably regarded as Japanese loanwords.
Pronunciation
Tone class: C
Noun
*sora
Descendants
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan:
References
- ^ Igarashi, Yosuke. "Reconstruction of Ryukyuan tone classes of Middle Japanese Class 2.4 and 2.5 nouns".