Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yumi

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

*yumi

  1. bow

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (yumi₁)
    • Japanese: (yumi)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *yumi
    • Northern Ryukyuan: 由密 (/⁠iəu.miɁ⁠/) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
      • Kikai: (yumi)
      • Kunigami: (yumī)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (yumi)
      • Okinawan: (yumi)
      • Okinoerabu: (yumī)
      • Tokunoshima: (yumi)
      • Yoron: (yun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (yum)
      • Yaeyama: (yun)
      • Yonaguni: (dun)