Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/nama

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

Adjective

*nama

1. raw

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 生 (nama-), なます (namasu, “raw fish meat”)
  • Japanese: 生 (nama)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *nama
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Okinawan: 生 (nama), 生さん (namasan)