Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ti

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

Etymology 1

Noun

*ti

  1. the energy or essence of life:
    1. life force, mystic energy, the spiritual or supernatural essence of something
    2. blood
    3. milk
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 霊 (ti, “life force”), 血 (“blood”), 乳 (“milk”)
    • Japanese: 霊 (chi, “life force”, archaic, obsolete), 血 (“blood”), 乳 (“milk”)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *ti
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 血 (chī)
      • Kunigami: 血 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 血 (chī)
      • Okinawan: 血 (chī /⁠tɕîː⁠/)
      • Okinoerabu: 血 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 血 (chī /⁠tɕîː⁠/)
      • Tokunoshima: 血 (tsïï /⁠tsˀɨ́ː⁠/)
      • Yoron: 血 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 血 (tsïï)
      • Yaeyama: 血 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ̂ː⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 血 (chī /⁠tɕˀíː⁠/)

Etymology 2

Proto-Japonic numbers (edit)
 ←  1  ←  10 1,000
    Cardinal: *ti

Numeral

*ti

  1. thousand
Derived terms
  • *tintəri (“thousands of birds; plover”)
Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 千 (ti)
    • Japanese: 千 (chi)
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