Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kimi

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

Pronunciation

• Accent class: 2.5b

Noun

*kimi

1. millet
2. proso millet

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 黍 (ki₁mi₁)
  • Japanese: 黍 (kibi, Heian LF, Tokyo 1 [HL(L)], Kyoto 1:25 [LF ~ LH(L)] (the same accent applies for the original kimi reading, with the exception of Tokyo and Kagoshima, which does not have accent information), Kagoshima B [LH(L)])
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *kimi (tone class B)
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • ⇒ Kunigami: 唐黍 (thōjimī /⁠tʰòːdʑìmíː⁠/) (< *tau-gimi)
    • ⇒ Northern Amami Ōshima: 唐の黍 (θonokin) (< *tau-no-kimi)
    • ⇒ Okinawan: 真黍 (mājin /⁠máːdʑìŋ⁠/), 唐ぬ黍 (tōnuchin /⁠tòːnùtɕìŋ⁠/) (< *ma-gimi, *tau-no-kimi)
    • Okinoerabu: 黍 (kimī /⁠kìmǐː⁠/), ⇒ 唐黍 (tōjini /⁠tòːdʑìní⁠/) (< *kimi, *tau-gimi)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 黍 (kimi /⁠kìmìˑ⁠/)
    • Tokunoshima: 黍 (kimi /⁠kìmî⁠/), ⇒ 唐黍 (tōgin /⁠tòːgɪ́ŋ⁠/) (< *kimi, *tau-gimi)
    • ⇒ Yoron: 唐黍 (tōgin /⁠tòːgǐŋ⁠/) (< *tau-gimi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 黍 (ksïm)
    • Yaeyama: 黍 (kïn /⁠kɨ́ŋ⁠/)
    • ⇒ Yonaguni: 黍 (chinti /⁠tɕǐntî⁠/), 高黍 (tagachin /⁠tàgátɕîŋ⁠/) (< *kimi-[si ~ tE], *taka-kimi)