Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sora

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

Noun

*sora

heaven, sky

Descendants

Old Japanese: 空 (so₁ra)
- Japanese: 空 (そら, sora)
  - → Okinawan: 空 (sura)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *sora
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: すら (sura, “sugar cane tip”)
  - Kunigami: すら (sura, “treetop, sugar cane tip”)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: すら (sura, “treetop”)
  - Okinawan: すーら (sūra, “treetop”)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: すら (sura, “sugar cane tip”)
  - Yoron: すら (sura, “sugar cane tip”)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: しゅら (shura, “treetop”), すぅら (sura, “sugar cane tip”)
  - Yaeyama: すら (sura, “tip, top”)