Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kimi

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 *kimi (“millet; proso millet”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: B

Noun

*kimi

1. millet
2. proso millet

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • ⇒ Kunigami: 唐黍 (thōjimī /⁠tʰòːdʑìmíː⁠/) (< *tau-gimi)
  • ⇒ Northern Amami Ōshima: 唐の黍 (θonokin) (< *tau-no-kimi)
  • ⇒ Okinawan: 真黍 (mājin /⁠máːdʑìŋ⁠/), 唐ぬ黍 (tōnuchin /⁠tòːnùtɕìŋ⁠/) (< *ma-gimi, *tau-no-kimi)
  • Okinoerabu: 黍 (kimī /⁠kìmǐː⁠/), ⇒ 唐黍 (tōjini /⁠tòːdʑìní⁠/) (< *kimi, *tau-gimi)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 黍 (kimi /⁠kìmìˑ⁠/)
  • Tokunoshima: 黍 (kimi /⁠kìmî⁠/), ⇒ 唐黍 (tōgin /⁠tòːgɪ́ŋ⁠/) (< *kimi, *tau-gimi)
  • ⇒ Yoron: 唐黍 (tōgin /⁠tòːgǐŋ⁠/) (< *tau-gimi)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 黍 (ksïm)
  • Yaeyama: 黍 (kïn /⁠kɨ́ŋ⁠/)
  • ⇒ Yonaguni: 黍 (chinti /⁠tɕǐntî⁠/), 高黍 (tagachin /⁠tàgátɕîŋ⁠/) (< *kimi-[si ~ tE], *taka-kimi)