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:
  • 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)