Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/soza

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

Alternative forms

*seza (apophonic)

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *sosa (“older brother; older sister”).

Noun

*soza

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: しだー (shidā)
- Kunigami: しじゃー (shijā)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: せざ (seza), しじゃ (shija)
- Okinawan: しーじゃ (shīja)
- Oki-No-Erabu: しだ (shida)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: すぃだ (sïda)
- Toku-No-Shima: すぃーだ (sïïda)
- ⇒ Yoron: しだび (shidabi)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: そぅざ (suza), すざ (sïza)
- Yaeyama: しじゃ (shija)
- Yonaguni: すだ (suda)

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