Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
yama
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
*yama
mountain
mountain
forest
Derived terms
*yamatə
(
“
Yamato
”
)
(
possibly
)
Descendants
Old Japanese:
山
(
yama
)
Japanese:
山
(
yama
,
“
mountain
”
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*yama
Northern Ryukyuan:
亞馬
(
yama
)
(Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
Kikai:
山
(
yama
)
Kunigami:
山
(
yamā
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
山
(
yama
)
Okinawan:
山
(
yama
)
Okinoerabu:
山
(
yama, yamā
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
山
(
yama
)
Tokunoshima:
山
(
yama
)
Yoron:
山
(
yama
)
Southern Ryukyuan: *yama (Bentley, 2008b)
Miyako:
山
(
yama
)
Yaeyama:
山
(
yama
)
Yonaguni:
山
(
dama
)