Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kani
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
*kani
crab
Descendants
Old Japanese:
蟹
(
kani
)
Japanese:
蟹
(
kani
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kani
Northern Ryukyuan: *gani
Kikai:
蟹
(
gani, gaī
)
Kunigami:
蟹
(
gai
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
蟹
(
gan
)
Okinawan:
蟹
(
gani
)
Okinoerabu:
蟹
(
gani
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
蟹
(
gan
)
Tokunoshima:
蟹
(
gani
)
Yoron:
蟹
(
gan
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
蟹
(
kan, gan
)
Yaeyama:
蟹
(
kan
)
Yonaguni:
蟹
(
kanna
)
(<
*kani-ya
)