Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tonari

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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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Etymology

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Possibly a compound with the first word being *to (outside, other).

Noun

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*tonari

  1. neighbor, neighborhood, next door

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (to1nari)
    • Japanese: (tonari)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *tonari
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (θunai)
      • Kunigami: (thunai)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (θonari)
      • Okinawan: (tunai)
      • Okinoerabu: (tunai)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (θunāri, θunar)
      • Tokunoshima: (tunai)
      • Yoron: (tunai)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (tunaz)
      • Yaeyama: (tunarï)
      • Yonaguni: (tunai)