Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sinənpu

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

Verb

*sinənpu

1. to suppress one's emotions, to endure, to put up with
2. to hide

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 忍 (sino₂bu, sino₂bi)
  • Japanese: 忍ぶ, 忍び (shinobu, shinobi)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *sinobi
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 忍ーびん (shinūbin)
    • Okinawan: 忍ぶん (shinubun)