Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
momo
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
*momo
peach
Descendants
Old Japanese:
桃
(
momo
)
Japanese:
桃
(
momo
)
>
?
Ainu:
モマ
(
moma
,
“
Japanese peach, Japanese apricot
”
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*momo
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
桃
(
mumu
)
Kunigami:
桃
(
mūmū
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
桃
(
momo
)
Okinawan:
桃
(
mumu
)
Okinoerabu:
桃
(
mumū
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
桃
(
mumo
)
Tokunoshima:
桃
(
mū
)
Yoron:
桃
(
mumu
)
Southern Ryukyuan: *momu
Miyako:
桃
(
mum
)
Yaeyama:
桃
(
mun
)
Yonaguni:
桃
(
mumu
,
rare
)
,
⇒
糖桃坊
(
tūmumbu
)