Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sora

Etymology
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Igarashi (2022) considers the meaning of this item to be "treetop" and the modern languages reflect this meaning, stating "[...] pR *sora does not have a meaning ‘sky,’ which is indicated instead by a Chinese loan pR *ten A." The modern forms with the meaning "sky" can probably be reasonably regarded as Japanese loanwords.

Pronunciation
Tone class: C

Noun

 * 1) tip (said of plants, treetops, etc.)

Descendants

 * Northern Ryukyuan:
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