Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/namita
Proto-Japonic
editEtymology
editPossibly a compound with the first word being *nami (“wave”), in the sense that tears ripple when touching the ground. However, this is semantically problematic.
Alternatively, possibly a loanword from a Kra-Dai language; compare Thai น้ำตา (nám-dtaa, “tear”).[1] However, that connection presents other problems in semantics and syntax.
Noun
edit*namita
- (product of crying) tear
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ 2018, Alexander Vovin, "Proto-K(r)adai ‘hand’, ‘eye’, and ‘bird’ revisited", page 158