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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ti

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

*ti

  1. the energy or essence of life:
    1. life force, mystic energy, the spiritual or supernatural essence of something
    2. blood
    3. milk

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 霊 (ti, “life force”), 血 (“blood”), 乳 (“milk”)
    • Japanese: 霊 (chi, “life force”, archaic, obsolete), 血 (“blood”), 乳 (“milk”)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *ti
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 血 (chī)
      • Kunigami: 血 (chī)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 血 (chi)
      • Okinawan: 血 (chī, “blood”), 乳 (“milk”)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 血 (chī)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 血 (chī)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 血 (tsïï)
      • Yoron: 血 (chī)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 血 (tsïï)
      • Yaeyama: 血 (tsïï)
      • Yonaguni: 血 (chī)
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