Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mimi

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *memi (“ear”).

Noun

*mimi

  1. ear

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 미 (/⁠mi⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 耳 (mimi)
    • Kunigami: 耳 (mimī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 耳 (min)
    • Okinawan: 耳 (mimi, min)
    • Okinoerabu: 耳 (mimi)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 耳 (mimi)
    • Tokunoshima: 耳 (mïn, transcriptional error for *min?)
    • Yoron: 耳 (min)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 耳 (mim)
    • Yaeyama: 耳 (min)
    • Yonaguni: 耳 (min)
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