Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tumay

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tumai̯/

Noun

*tumay

nail, claw

Descendants

Old Japanese: 爪 (tume₂), 爪 (tuma)
- Japanese: 爪 (つめ, tsume, つま, tsuma)
Ryukyuan: *tume
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 爪 (とﾟぅみ, θumi)
  - Kunigami: 爪 (ちみー, chimī)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 爪 (ちぃみぃ, chïmï)
  - Okinawan: 爪 (ちみ, chimi)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 爪 (ちみ, chimi)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 爪 (つみ, tsumi)
  - Yaeyama: 爪 (つぃみ, tsïmi)
  - Yonaguni: 爪 (んみ, nmi)

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