Proto-Japonic

English

Alternative forms

• proto-Japonic

Etymology

proto- +‎ Japonic; compare Proto-Indo-European, etc.

Proper noun

Proto-Japonic

1. (linguistics) The hypothetical ancestral language of both modern Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages.

Translations

the hypothetical ancestral language of both modern Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages

• French: proto-japonique m
• Japanese: 日琉祖語 (Nichiryū-sogo) 日本祖語 (ja) (Nihonsogo)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} Protojapónico m

Adjective

Proto-Japonic (not comparable)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (linguistics) Of or relating to the Proto-Japonic language.

   *mentu is a Proto-Japonic word that means water.

Synonyms

• Proto-Japanese
• Proto-Japanese-Ryukyuan