Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/napai

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

Noun

*napai

1. seedling

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 苗 (nape₂, napa-)
  • Japanese: 苗 (nae)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *nawe
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Okinawan: 苗 (nē)
    • Tokunoshima: 苗 (nai)