Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/nipi-

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *mipi-

Adjective

*nipi-

  1. new
    Synonym: *ara

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (nipi-)
    • Japanese: (nī-)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *mii-
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 新ーさい (mīsai)
      • Kunigami: 新ーしぇん (mīshen)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 新ーさり (mīsari)
      • Okinawan: 新ーさん (mīsan)
      • Okinoerabu: 新ーさん (mīsan)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 新ーさむっ (mīsam)
      • Tokunoshima: 新ーはい (mīhai)
      • Yoron: 新ーさん (mīsan)
    • Southern Ryukyuan: