Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/simo

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed words 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 *simə (“frost”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /simə/

Noun

*simo

frost

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan: 失莫 (shimo) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469-1470)
- Kikai: 霜 (しむ, shimu)
- Kunigami: 霜 (しむー, shimū)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 霜 (しも, shimo)
- Okinawan: 霜 (しむ, shimu)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 霜 (しむ, shimu)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 霜 (しむ, shimu)
- Toku-No-Shima: 霜 (しむ, shimu)
- Yoron: 霜 (しむ, shimu)