Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kure

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 *kuru (“to give”).

Verb

*kure

  1. to give

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 呉りゆい (k'uriyui), 呉んじゅい (k'unjui)
    • Kunigami: 呉ーるん (k'īrun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 呉りぃるり (k'urïruri)
    • Okinawan: 呉ゆん (kwiyun)
    • Okinoerabu: 呉りゆん (kuriyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 呉りぃゆむっ (k'urïyum)
    • Tokunoshima: 呉いるい (kuirui)
    • Yoron: 呉りゅん (kuryun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 呉ーㇲ゙ (fīz)
    • Yaeyama: 呉ーるん (hīrun)
    • Yonaguni: 呉ゆん (hiyun)
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