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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/mapia

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

Compound of *may (“eye”) +‎ *pia (“direction”). Final *y in *may gets deleted, as no consonant clusters can exist in Proto-Japonic.

Noun

*mapia

  1. before, front

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 前 (mape1)
    • Japanese: 前 (mae)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *mawe
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