Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yəmə

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 related to *yama (“forest; mountain”), as forests and mountains were often paired with the underworld.

Noun

*yəmə

(Proto-Japanese) underworld

Derived terms

*yəməy (“Yomi”)
- Old Japanese: 黄泉 (yo₂mi₂)
  - Japanese: 黄泉 (yomi)

Descendants

Old Japanese: 黄泉 (yo₂mo)
- Japanese: 黄泉 (yomo)

Related terms

*yəməy

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