Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/nusi

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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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*nusi

  1. master

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (nusi)
    • Japanese: (nushi)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *nusi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (nushi)
      • Kunigami: (nushi)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (nushi)
      • Okinawan: (nūshi)
      • Okinoerabu: (nushi)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (nushī)
      • Tokunoshima: (nūshi)
      • Yoron: (nushi) (in compounds)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (nusï)
      • Yaeyama: (nusï)
      • Yonaguni: (nuchi)