Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/mi

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

Proto-Japonic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *mi

Etymology

Likely related to *mu (“six”) and possibly Goguryeo *密 (*mit) and Gaya *密 (*mit) (Vovin 2017).

Numeral

*mi

  1. three

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 三 (mi1)
    • Japanese: 三 (mi)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *mi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 三 (mī)
      • Kunigami: 三 (mī)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 三 (mī)
      • Okinawan: 三 (mī)
      • Okinoerabu: 三 (mī)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 三 (mī)
      • Tokunoshima: 三 (mī)
      • Yoron: 三 (mī)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 三 (mī)
      • Yaeyama: 三 (mī)
      • Yonaguni: 三 (mī)
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