Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kanai
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
*kanai
metal
Descendants
Old Japanese:
金
,
鐵
,
銀
,
銅
(
kane, kana-
)
→
Ainu:
カネ
(
kane
,
“
metal
,
iron
”
)
,
カニ
(
kani
,
“
money
”
)
Japanese:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
kane, kana-
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kane
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
hanï
)
Kunigami:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
hanī
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
xanï
)
Okinawan:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
kani
)
Okinoerabu:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
hani
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
kanï
)
Tokunoshima:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
kanï
)
Yoron:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
hani
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
kani
)
Yaeyama:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
kani
)
Yonaguni:
金
,
鉄
,
銀
,
銅
(
kanin
)