Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ma-

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

Adjective

*ma-

good
Antonym: *waru (“bad”)
delicious

Descendants

Old Japanese: 甘 (muma-)
- Old Japanese: 味 (uma-)
  - Japanese: うまい (umai)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *ma-
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: まーはん (māhan)
  - Okinawan: まーさん (māsan)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: まーさん (māsan)
  - Yoron: まさい (masai)
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Yonaguni: まーさん (māsan)

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