Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/monki

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

Cognate to Korean 보리 (bori).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moŋki/

Noun

*monki

1. wheat

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 麦 (mugi₁)
  • Japanese: 麦 (むぎ, mugi)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *mogi
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 麦 (mugi)
    • Kunigami: 麦 (mujī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 麦 (mugi)
    • Okinawan: 麦 (muji)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 麦 (mugi)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 麦 (mugi)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 麦 (mugī)
    • Yoron: 麦 (mugi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 麦 (mugzï)
    • Yaeyama: 麦 (mun)
    • Yonaguni: 麦 (mun)