Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yənəi

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

Alternative forms

Reconstruction

Unknown *-C- consonantal segment which Vovin reconstructs seems unlikely considering [a ~ e] vowel alternation seen in bound form yona- and free form yone.

Etymology

Compare *inai (“rice plant”).

Noun

*yənəi

  1. cereal grain

Descendants

  • Japanese: 米 (yo₂ne)
    • Japanese: 米 (yone, yona-)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *yone, *yona
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 米 (yuni, yunï)
      • Okinawan: 米 (yuni, yuna)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 米 (yuni)
      • Yaeyama: 米 (yūni)
      • Yonaguni: 米 (duni, “enbankment”)

References

  1. ^ Vovin A. "Japanese rice agriculture terminology". In: Blench R, editor. Archaeology and language II London: Routledge; 1998. p. 366–78; cited in Whitman, John (2012). "Northeast Asian Linguistic Ecology and the Advent of Rice Agriculture in Korea and Japan, Rice, Volume 4, Issue 3–4, pp 149–158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12284-011-9080-0

Further readings

  • Salingre, Maëlys (2021) “Apophonie dans les toponymes composés en japonais”, in 東京大学大学院総合文化研究科言語情報科学専攻 (in French), pages 37-53
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