Meanings
adjectiveProto-Japonic (not comparable)
alternative proto-Japonic
- not comparablehuman sciencesOf or relating to the Proto-Japonic language.
*mentu is a Proto-Japonic word that means water.
Synonyms: Proto-Japanese, Proto-Japanese-Ryukyuan
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the Proto-Japonic language.
Similar
Proto-JapaneseProto-Japanese-Ryukyuan
Origin
From proto- + Japonic; compare Proto-Indo-European, etc.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French proto-japonique
- proto-japoniquethe hypothetical ancestral language of both modern Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages
Hindi आदिम-जापानी
- आदिम-जापानी (ādim-jāpānī)the hypothetical ancestral language of both modern Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages
Japanese 日琉祖語, 日本祖語
- 日琉祖語 (Nichiryū-sogo)the hypothetical ancestral language of both modern Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages
- 日本祖語 (Nihonsogo)the hypothetical ancestral language of both modern Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages
Polish język prajapoński
- język prajapońskithe hypothetical ancestral language of both modern Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages
Spanish protojapónico, proto-japónico
- protojapónicothe hypothetical ancestral language of both modern Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages
- proto-japónicothe hypothetical ancestral language of both modern Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages
Cite this entry
APA
Proto-Japonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Japonic
MLA
“Proto-Japonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Japonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Japonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Japonic.
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