Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/siroi

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

Possibly cognate with *osiro (“behind”).

Noun

*siroi[1]

  1. behind

Synonyms

  • *osiro

Descendants

  • Eastern Old Japanese: 志利 (siri), 志流 (siru)
  • Old Japanese: 尻, 臀, 後 (siri)
    • Japanese: 尻, 臀, 後 (shiri, “buttocks”)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *siri-oi, *sirU-e
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 尻, 臀, 後 (shirī)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 尻, 臀, 後 (shiri, only used as a suffix)
      • Okinawan: 尻, 臀, 後 (shirī)
      • Yoron: 尻前, 臀前, 後前 (shuimē) (< *siri-oi-mae)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:

References

  1. ^ Vovin (2011) p. 222
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