Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/miti

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

A bimorphemic word, containing of *mi- (honorific prefix) +‎ *ti (path, road).

Noun

[edit]

*miti

  1. path, road

Descendants

[edit]
  • Old Japanese: (mi1ti)
    • Japanese: (michi)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *miti
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (michi)
      • Kunigami: (michī)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (michi)
      • Okinawan: (michi)
      • Okinoerabu: (michi)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (michi, mich)
      • Tokunoshima: (mitsï)
      • Yoron: 道中 (michinā) (< *miti-naka)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (mtsï)
      • Yaeyama: (mitsï)
      • Yonaguni: (amiti)