Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/siru

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

Verb

*siru (infinitive *siri)

to know, to gain knowledge about

Descendants

Old Japanese: 知る (siru)
- Japanese: 知る (shiru)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *siri
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 知ん (shin) (only used as a suffix)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 知るり (shiruri)
  - Okinawan: 知ゆん (shiyun)
  - Yoron: 知っちゅん (shitchun) (< *sir-i-t-e-wori)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 知 (ssï)
  - Yaeyama: 知すん (sïsun)
  - Yonaguni: 知ん (chun)

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