Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/mu

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Cognate with *mi (“three”) and possibly Goguryeo 密 (mil).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu/

Numeral

**Proto-Japonic cardinal numbers**
< 5	6	7 >
Cardinal : *mu

*mu

six

Descendants

Old Japanese: 六 (mu)
- Japanese: 六 (mu)
Ryukyuan: *mu
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 六 (むー, mū)
  - Kunigami: 六 (むー, mū)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 六 (むー, mū)
  - Okinawan: 六 (むー, mū)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 六 (むー, mū)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 六 (むー, mū)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 六 (むー, mū)
  - Yoron: 六 (むー, mū)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 六 (むっ, m)
  - Yaeyama: 六 (むー, mū)
  - Yonaguni: 六 (むー, mū)