Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/mura

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 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

Possibly from *mur- (“group; to gather”), reflected in Japanese 群れる (mureru, “to gather”), via an addition of a suffix *-a. 牟羅 (*mura) appears in Old Korean placenames.

Noun

*mura

  1. village, settlement

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 村 (mura)
    • Japanese: 村 (mura)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *mura
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 村 (mura)
      • Kunigami: 村 (murā)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 村 (mora)
      • Okinawan: 村 (mura)
      • Okinoerabu: 村 (mura)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 村 (mura)
      • Tokunoshima: 村 (murā)
      • Yoron: 村 (mura)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 村 (mura)
      • Yaeyama: 村 (mura)
      • Yonaguni: 村 (mura)
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