Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kimo
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
*kimo
innards
;
internal organs
;
liver
Descendants
Old Japanese:
肝
(
ki
1
mo
1
)
Japanese:
肝
(
kimo
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kimo
(
“
heart; liver
”
)
Northern Ryukyuan:
기모
(
/ki.mo/
)
(Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
Kikai:
肝
(
kimu, chimu
)
Kunigami:
肝
(
chimū
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
肝
(
k'imo
)
Okinawan:
肝
(
chimu
)
Okinoerabu:
肝
(
chimu
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
肝
(
kimo
)
Tokunoshima:
肝
(
kimu
)
Yoron:
肝
(
kimu
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
肝
(
ksïmu
)
Yaeyama:
肝
(
ksïmu
)
Yonaguni:
肝
(
chimu
)