Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yənay

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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

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.”)
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