Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
simo
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
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Accent class: 2.2a
Noun
*simo
bottom
Descendants
Old Japanese:
下
(
simo₁
)
Japanese:
下
(
shimo
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*simo
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
下
(
shimu
)
Kunigami:
下
(
shimū
,
“
bottom; kitchen; vulva
”
)
⇒
Northern Amami Ōshima:
下方
(
Shimohō
,
administrative name given to three magiri
)
Okinawan:
下
(
shimu
,
“
bottom; kitchen
”
)
Okinoerabu:
下
(
shimu
)
Tokunoshima:
下
(
sïmu
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
下
(
sïmu
)
Yaeyama:
下
(
sïmu
)
Yonaguni:
下
(
chimu
,
“
kitchen
”
)
Etymology 2
Noun
*simo
frost
Descendants
Old Japanese:
霜
(
simo
)
Japanese:
霜
(
shimo
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*simo
Northern Ryukyuan:
失莫
(
shimo
)
(Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
Kikai:
霜
(
shimu
)
Kunigami:
霜
(
shimū
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
霜
(
shimo
)
Okinawan:
霜
(
shimu
)
Okinoerabu:
霜
(
shimu, shimū
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
霜
(
shimu
)
Tokunoshima:
霜
(
shimu
)
Yoron:
霜
(
shimu
)