Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/namasu

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

Etymology

Possibly a compound with the first element being *nama (“raw”).

Noun

*namasu

1. namasu, raw dish

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 鮮 (namasu)
  • Japanese: 膾, 鱠 (namasu)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *namasu
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 膾, 鱠 (namāshī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 膾, 鱠 (namasï)
    • Okinawan: 膾, 鱠 (namashi)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 膾, 鱠 (namāshi, namas)
    • Yoron: 膾, 鱠 (namashi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 膾, 鱠 (namasï)
    • Yaeyama: 膾, 鱠 (namasï)