Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
tumay
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
*tumay
nail
,
claw
Descendants
Old Japanese:
爪
(
tume
2
, tuma
)
Japanese:
爪
(
tsume, tsuma
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*tume
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
爪
(
tumi, tsumi
)
Kunigami:
爪
(
chimī
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
爪
(
chimï, tsïmï
)
Okinawan:
爪
(
chimi
)
Okinoerabu:
爪
(
chimi, chimī
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
爪
(
tïmï
)
Tokunoshima:
爪
(
tsïmï
)
Yoron:
爪
(
chimi
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
爪
(
tsïmi
)
Yaeyama:
爪
(
tsïmi
)
Yonaguni:
爪
(
nmi
)