Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/intomi

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.

This Proto-Japonic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Japonic

Etymology

*intu (“to go out”) +‎ *-o (adnominal) +‎ *mi (“water”, not used in isolation)

Noun

*intomi

1. spring

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 泉 (idumi)
  • Japanese: 泉 (izumi)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *idomi
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 泉 (ijumi)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 泉 (izumi, ijomi)
    • Okinawan: 泉 (ijun)
    • Okinoerabu: 泉 (ijumi, ijungō)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 泉 (ijumi)
    • Tokunoshima: 泉 (ijun)
    • ⇒ Yoron: 泉 (ijungō)