Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/anpura

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

Related to *anpuru (“to fry, grill, roast”). Compare Proto-Nuristani *ānnabritá (“ghee”) (whence Ashkun anā́, Kamkata-viri anū́, anév, Waigali ënëvřë)

Noun

*anpura

fat, grease
oil

Descendants

Old Japanese: 脂, 油 (abura)
- Japanese: 脂, 油 (abura)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *abura
- Northern Ryukyuan: 아부라 (apura) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
  - Kikai: 脂, 油 (abba, anba)
  - Kunigami: 脂, 油 (andā)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 脂, 油 (abura)
  - Okinawan: 脂, 油 (anda)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 脂, 油 (abura, aburā)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 脂, 油 (apra)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 脂, 油 (anba)
  - Yoron: 脂, 油 (abura)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 脂, 油 (avva)
  - Yaeyama: 脂, 油 (aba)
  - Yonaguni: 脂, 油 (anda)