Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/mǝti
Proto-Japonic
editEtymology
editProbably originally the continuative or infinitive form of verb *mətu (“to hold”). Derivatives all refer to sticky items, suggesting a connection with the verb form's sense of "holding, keeping", becoming "holding → sticking → trapping", depending on the descendant term.
Noun
edit*mǝti
- birdlime (a sticky substance smeared on branches to trap birds)
Descendants
editNoun
edit*mǝti