Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
nusi
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
*nusi
master
Descendants
Old Japanese:
主
(
nusi
)
Japanese:
主
(
nushi
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*nusi
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
主
(
nushi
)
Kunigami:
主
(
nushi
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
主
(
nushi
)
Okinawan:
主
(
nūshi
)
Okinoerabu:
主
(
nushi
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
主
(
nushī
)
Tokunoshima:
主
(
nūshi
)
Yoron:
主
(
nushi
)
(
in compounds
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
主
(
nusï
)
Yaeyama:
主
(
nusï
)
Yonaguni:
主
(
nuchi
)