Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/monki
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Proto-Japonic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly an ancient nativized borrowing from Old Chinese 麥 (OC *mrɯːɡ). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Beyond Old Chinese, might be a Wanderwort. Compare Proto-Tungusic *murgi (“barley”) and Middle Korean 밇 (milh, “wheat”).
Noun[edit]
*monki