Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/monki
Proto-Japonic edit
Etymology edit
Possibly an ancient nativized borrowing from Old Chinese 麥 (OC *mrɯːɡ). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Beyond Old Chinese, might be a Wanderwort. Compare Proto-Tungusic *murgi (“barley”) and Middle Korean 밇 (milh, “wheat”).
Noun edit
*monki