Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kamuy

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Derived from *kamu, possibly via hypothesized fusion with emphatic nominal particle い (i). Probably related to Ainu カムイ (kamuy) of the same meaning, theorized as a borrowing from Japonic partway through this fusional process.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kamui̯/

Noun

*kamuy

god

Descendants

Old Japanese: 神 (kami₂, kamu)
- Japanese: 神 (かみ, kami, かむ, kamu)
Ryukyuan: *kami
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 神 (かみー, khamī)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 神 (か゚み, xami)
  - Okinawan: 神 (かみ, kami), 神 (かん, kan)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 神 (はみ, hami)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 神 (かむっ, kam)
  - Yaeyama: 神 (かん, kan)
(possibly) → Ainu: カムイ (kamuy) (or the other way around)

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