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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/namita

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

Etymology

Possibly a compound with the first word being *nami (“wave”), in the sense that tears ripple when touching the ground. However, this is semantically problematic.

Alternatively, possibly a loanword from a Kra-Dai language; compare Thai น้ำตา (nám-dtaa, “tear”).[1] However, that connection presents other problems in semantics and syntax.

Noun

*namita

  1. (product of crying) tear

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 涙 (nami1ta, nami1da)
    • Japanese: 涙 (namida)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *na(n)da
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 涙 (nada)
      • Kunigami: 涙 (nadā)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 涙 (nada)
      • Okinawan: 涙 (nada)
      • ⇒ Oki-No-Erabu: 目涙 (mīnada) (< *menada)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 涙 (nada)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 涙 (nada)
      • Yoron: 涙 (nada)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 涙 (nada)
      • Yaeyama: 涙 (nada)
      • Yonaguni: 涙 (nuda)

References
  1. 2018, Alexander Vovin, "Proto-K(r)adai ‘hand’, ‘eye’, and ‘bird’ revisited", page 158
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