Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yamanpeko

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

Possibly a compound of *yama (“mountain”) +‎ *-n- (“genitive particle”) +‎ *peko (“boy”).

However, this is based purely on the work of John Bentley, and the reconstruction of *peko might be mistaken.

Noun

*yamanpeko

mountain god
echo reverberating through the mountains

Descendants

Old Japanese: 山彦 (yamabi₁ko₁)
- Japanese: 山彦 (yamabiko)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *yamabeko
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 山彦 (yamābiku)
  - >? Northern Amami-Oshima: 山彦 (yamanbo)
  - Okinawan: 山彦 (yamabiku)
  - Yoron: 山彦 (yamabiku)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Yaeyama: 山彦 (yamabiki)

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