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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
memensu
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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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*memensu
earthworm
Descendants
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Japanese:
蚯蚓
(
mimizu, memezu
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*memezu
Northern Ryukyuan:
⇒
Kikai:
蚯蚓
(
mimidā
)
(<
*memezuCa
)
⇒
Kunigami:
蚯蚓
(
mimīja, miminja
)
(<
*memezuCa
)
Northern Amami-Oshima:
蚯蚓
(
mïmïzï
)
Okinawan:
蚯蚓
(
mimiji
)
⇒
Oki-No-Erabu:
蚯蚓
(
mīmindza
)
(<
*memezuCa
)
Southern Amami-Oshima:
蚯蚓
(
mïmït
)
⇒
Toku-No-Shima:
蚯蚓
(
mïda
)
(<
*memezuCa
)
Yoron:
蚯蚓
(
mīmiji
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
蚯蚓
(
mimizï
)
Yaeyama:
蚯蚓
(
mimidzï
)
Yonaguni:
蚯蚓
(
dimimi
)
(< metathesis into
*zumeme
)