Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yəmə

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jəmə/

Noun

*yəmə

underworld

Derived terms

*yəməy (“Yomi”)
- Old Japanese: 黄泉 (yo₂mi₂)
  - Japanese: 黄泉 (yomi)

Descendants

Old Japanese: 黄泉 (yo₂mo)
- Japanese: 黄泉 (yomo)