Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kanai

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

Nomen

*kanai

1. metal

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kane, kana)
  • → Ainu: カネ (kane, "metal, iron”), カニ (kani, "money”)
  • Japanese: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kane, kana)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *kane
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hanï)
    • Kunigami: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hanī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (xanï)
    • Okinawan: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kani)
    • Okinoerabu: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hani)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kanï)
    • Tokunoshima: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kanï)
    • Yoron: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hani)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kani)
    • Yaeyama: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kani)
    • Yonaguni: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kanin)