Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/soza

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

Alternative forms

*seza (apophonic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /soza/

Noun

*soza

older brother
older sister

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: しだ (shida)
- Kunigami: しじゃー (shijā)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: せざ (seza)
- 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: すざ (suza)
- Yaeyama: しじゃ (shija)
- Yonaguni: すだ (suda)