Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
mənə
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
*mənə
concrete
thing
;
object
(
as opposed to
*kətə
(
“
abstract thing
”
)
)
Descendants
Old Japanese:
物
(
mo₂no₂
)
Japanese:
物
(
mono
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*mono
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
物
(
munu
)
Kunigami:
物
(
munū
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
物
(
mun
)
Okinawan:
物
(
munu, mun
)
Okinoerabu:
物
(
munu
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
物
(
mun
)
Tokunoshima:
物
(
mun
)
Yoron:
物
(
munu
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
物
(
munu
)
Yaeyama:
物
(
munu
)
Yonaguni:
物
(
munu
)