Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yənay

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

Etymology

Related to *inay (“rice plant”).

Noun

*yənay

1. grain (of rice)

Descendants

• Japanese: 米 (yone, yona, “grain (of rice)”)
• 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, “ground raised from rice paddies, etc.”)