Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/memensu

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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

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Noun

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*memensu

  1. earthworm

Descendants

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  • Japanese: 蚯蚓 (mimizu, memezu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *memezu
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 蚯蚓 (mimidā) (< *memezuCa)
      • Kunigami: 蚯蚓 (mimīja, miminja) (< *memezuCa)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 蚯蚓 (mïmïzï)
      • Okinawan: 蚯蚓 (mimiji)
      • Okinoerabu: 蚯蚓 (mīmindza) (< *memezuCa)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 蚯蚓 (mïmït)
      • Tokunoshima: 蚯蚓 (mïda) (< *memezuCa)
      • Yoron: 蚯蚓 (mīmiji)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 蚯蚓 (mimizï)
      • Yaeyama: 蚯蚓 (mimidzï)
      • Yonaguni: 蚯蚓 (dimimi) (< metathesis into *zumeme)