Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
mimi
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
*mimi
ear
Descendants
Old Japanese:
耳
(
mi
1
mi
1
)
Japanese:
耳
(
mimi
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*mimi
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
耳
(
mimi
)
Kunigami:
耳
(
mimī
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
耳
(
min
)
Okinawan:
耳
(
mimi, min
)
Okinoerabu:
耳
(
mimi
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
耳
(
mimi
)
Tokunoshima:
耳
(
mïn
,
transcriptional error for
*min
?
)
Yoron:
耳
(
min
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
耳
(
mim
)
Yaeyama:
耳
(
min
)
Yonaguni:
耳
(
min
)