Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/suntuy
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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 edit
Alternative reconstructions edit
Etymology edit
If the reconstruction is *sunti, possibly a compound of *su (unknown, possibly the same source as Japanese 脛 (sune, “shin”)) + *ti (“life essence, spirit, power”). Alternatively, PJ *tuy might be the reconstruction of Old Japanese 霊, 血, 乳 (ti, “life essence, spirit, power; blood; milk”), connecting with Old Japanese 唾 (tu, “spit”), from the way that blood and milk can drop to a ground.
Noun edit
*suntuy