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Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Linguistic Archaeology: Japanese family names and proto-forms

Family Names
                     
1d20 Family Name       Protojapanese
01      Aburakoji        Arbkuararkuojku
02      Adachi             Ardarchku
03      Akada              Arkuardar
04      Akimoto          Arkukumoto
05      Akusawa         Arkusarkukuar
06      Akutagawa     Arkutargarkukuar
07      Anekoji            Arnkukuojku
08      Ankokuji          Arnkuokujku
09      Ano                   Arno
10      Aonuma          Aronkumar
11      Arima              Arkumar
12      Asahina          Arsarhkunar
13      Asaka             Arsarkuar
14      Asako             Arsarkuo
15      Asakura         Arsarkuarar
16      Asaoka          Arsarokuar
17      Asayama       Arsarkukuarmar
18      Ashiya            Arshkukukuar
19      Atarashi         Artararshku
20      Awataguchi  Arkukuartargkuchku
21      Ayakoji           Arkukuarkuojku
22      Baba               Barbar
23      Ban                  Barn
24      Bannen           Barnnkun
25      Bessho           Bkussho
26      Bojo                 Bojo
27      Chiba               Chkubar
28      Chibanosuke  Chkubarnoskukuku
29      Chikusa           Chkukusar
30      Cho                   Cho
31      Choichi            Chokuchku
32      Chosogabo    Chosogarbo
33      Daidoji             Darku-dojku
34      Daigo               Darku-go
35      Dan                   Darn
36      Dei                    Dkuku
37      Demura           Dkumkuarar
38      Doi                    Doku
39      Ebara                Kubarar
40      Edo                    Kudo
41      Emi                    Kumku
42      Emori                Kumoarku
43      Endo                  Kundo
44      Fuji                     Fku-jku
45      Fujibayashi       Fku-jkubarkukuarshku
46      Fujimura            Fku-jkumkuarar
47      Fujisawa            Fku-nkuarkukuar
48      Fukami               Fku-kuarmku
49      Fukatsu              Fku-kuartsku
50      Fukawa               Fku-kuarkukuar
51      Fukazawa           Fku-kuarzarkukuar
52      Fukuchi               Fku-kuchku
53      Funakoshi          Fku-narkuoshku
54      Furue                   Fku-arkuku
55      Furusaka            Fku-arkusarkuar
56      Fuse                    Fku-sku
57      Fuseya                Fku-skukukuar
58      Fushiki                Fku-shkukuku
59      Futamatsu         Fku-tarmartsku
60      Futami                Fku-tarmku
61      Gama                  Garmar
62      Gamo                  Garmo
63      Gojo                     Gojo
64      Gomi                    Gomku
65      Goto                     Goto
66      Hachisuga           Haechkuskugar
67      Hagiwara             Hargkukukuarar
68      Hamuro                Harmkuaro
69      Hanagata             Harnargartar
70      Hanazono            Harnarzono
71      Hane                      Harnku
72      Hara                       Harar
73      Harada                  Harardar
74      Hase                      Harsku
75      Hasegawa            Harskugarkukuar
76      Hashimoto           Harshkumoto
77      Hatakeyama        Hartarkukukukuarmar
78      Hattori                   Harttoarku
79      Hayashida            Harkukuarshkudar
80      Hayuka                  Harkukukukuar
81      Henmi                    Hkunmku
82      Hida                        Hkudar
83      Higashirokujo      Hkugarshkuarokujo
84      Higuchi                  Hkugkuchku
85      Hikita                     Hkukukutar
86      Hino                       Hkuno
87      Hinonishi               Hkunonkushku
88      Hioki                       Hkuokuku
89      Hirai                        Hkuararku
90      Hirano                    Hkuararno
91      Hirose                    Hkuarosku
92      Hisamatsu            Hkusarmartsku
93      Hisatomo              Hkusartomo
94      Hitotsuyanagi       Hkutotskukukuarnargku
95      Hoho                       Hoho
96      Hoki                         Hokuku
97      Hongo                     Hongo
98      Honme                    Honmku
99      Hori                          Hoarku
100   Horiuchi                   Hoarkukuchku

1d100  Family Names      proto-japanese
01          Hoshino       Hoshkuno
02          Hosoi           Hosoku
03          Hotta            Hottar
04          Iba                 Kubar
05          Ichihashi      Kuchkuharshku
06          Ichino           Kuchkuno
07          Ide                 Kudku
08          Ido                 Kudo
09          Iimuro           Kukumkuaro
10          Iizuka            Kukuzkukuar
11          Ijichi              Kujkuchku
12          Ikoma           Kukuo-mar
13          Imagawa      Kumargarkukuar
14          Ina                  Kunar
15          Ino                  Kuno
16          Inoue              Kunokuku
17          Iriye                Kuarkukukuku
18          Isawa             Kusarkukuar
19          Ise                   Kusku
20          Ishida             Kushkudar
21          Ishigaya         Kushkugarkukuar
22          Ishimaki         Kushkumarkuku
23          Isobe              Kusobku
24          Itagaki            Kutargarkuku
25          Itazaki             Kutarzarkuku
26          Ito                     Kuto
27         Iwakura            Kukukuarkuarar
28         Iwano                Kukukuarno
29         Iwata                 Kukukuartar
30         Iyohara             Ku-kukuo-harar
31         Izeki                  Kuzkukuku
32         Jikoji                J-kukuo-jku
33         Jimyoin            Jkum-kukuo-kun
34        Jinbo                 Jkunbo
35        Kabeyama       Kuarbkukukuarmar
36        Kadono             Kuardono
37        Kainsho             Kuarkunsho
38        Kagawa             Kuargarkukuar
39        Kaji                     Kuarjku
40        Kajino                Kuarjkuno
41        Kakei                 Kuarkukuku
42        Kamadai           Kuarmar-darku
43        Kamimura        Kuarmkumkuarar
44        Kamonomiya   Kuarmonomkukukuar
45        Kanbayashi      Kuarnbarkukuarshku
46        Kaneko              Kuarn-kukuo
47        Kano                  Kuarno
48        Karasumaru     Kuararskumarku
49        Kasai                  Kuarsarku
50        Kashida             Kuarshkudar
51 Katano                    Kuartarno
52 Katsuragawa         Kuartskuarargarwar
53 Kawai                      Kuarkukuarku
54 Kawanabe              Kuarkukuarnarbku
55 Kaya                        Kuarkukuar
56 Kazanin                   Kuarzarnarn
57 Ki                              Kuku
58 Kihara                      Kukuharar
59 Kikuchi                    Kukukuchku
60 Kimotsuki              Kukumotskukuku
61 Kimuro                    Kukumkuaro
62 Kira                          Kukuarar
63 Kishiro                    Kukushkuaro
64 Kitabatake             Kukutarbartarkuku
65 Kiyooka                  Kuku-kukuo-okuar
66 Kobayagawa         Kuobarkukuargarkukuar
67 Kochi                       Kuochku
68 Koda                        Kuodar
69 Koga                        Kuogar
70 Kohone                   Kuohonku
71 Koizumi                  Kuokuzkumku
72 Kojima                    Kuojkumar
73 Komakine              Kuomarkukunku
74 Komparu                Kuomparku
75 Konishi                   Kuonkushku
76 Koo                         Kuoo
77 Kosuge                   Kuoskugku
78 Kozukuri                 Kuozkukuarku
79 Kubota                    Kubotar
80 Kuge                        Kugku
81 Kuna                        Kunar
82 Kuni                         Kunku
83 Kuramitsu              Kuararmkutsku
84 Kurifuda                 Kuarkufkudar
85 Kuroyanagi            Kuarokukuarnargku
86 Kusakabe              Kusarkuarbku
87 Kushimoto            Kushkumoto
88 Kutsuki                  Kutskukuku
89 Kuwayama            Kukukuarkukuarmar
90 Kyogoko                 Ku-kukuo-gokuo
91 Machida                  Marchkudar
92 Maeda                     Markudar
93 Magaribuchi           Margarkubkuchi
94 Maki                         Markuku
95 Mamiya                   Marmkukukuar
96 Manabe                  Marnarbku
97 Maru                       Mararku
98 Msaki                      Msarkuku
99 Masamori              Marsarmoarku
100 Matsubayashi     Martskubarkukuarshi

1d100 Family names        Proto-japanese
 01 Matsudaira     Martsku-darku-arar
02 Matsukara       Martsku-kuarar
03 Matsumoto     Martsku-moto
04 Matsuzaki        Martsku-zarkuku
05 Menokoji          Mkunokojku
06 Mibu                  Mkubku
07 Miki                    Mkukuku
08 Mimuroto         Mkumkuaroto
09 Minase              Mkunar-sku
10 Mishina             Mkushkunar
11 Mitsuhashi       Mkutskuharshku
12 Miura                 Mkukuarar
13 Miruanosuke   Mkuarkuarnoskukuku
14 Miyakawa        Mkukukuarkuarkukuar
15 Mizunoya         Mkuzkunokukuar
16 Mochizuki        Mocgkuzkukuku
17 Monna               Monnar
18 Monobe           Monobku
19 Mori                  Moarku
20 Mukai               Mkukuarku
21 Muramatsu     Mkuararmartsku
22 Mushiakoji      Mkushkuarkuojku
23 Mutsu              Mkutsku
24 Nabeshima     Narbkushkumar
25 Nabo                Narbo
26 Nagai                Nargarku
27 Nagaokita        Nargarokukutar
28 Naito                 Narkuto
29 Nakamikado   Narkuarmkukuardo
30 Nakane             Narkuarnku
31 Nakao               Narkuaro
32 Nakayama       Narkuarkukuarmar
33 Nambu              Narmbku
34 Namekata        Narmkukuartar
35 Narau                 Nararku
36 Narushima        Narkushkumar
37 Nasu                   Narsku
38 Natsume            Nartskumku
39 Negishi               Nkugkushku
40 Nie                       Nkuku
41 Nii                        Nkuku
42 Niinomi               Nkukunomku
43 Niki                      Nkukuku
44 Ninomiya            Nkunomkukukuar
45 Nishidoin           Nkushkudokun
46 Nishikigori         Nkushkukugoarku
47 Nishirokujo        Nkushkuarokujo
48 Nitta                     Nkuttar
49 Niyakuoiji            Nkukukuarkuokujku
50 Noda                    Nodar
51 Noisski               Nokusskuku
52 Nonoyama         Nonokukuarmar
53 Noro                    Noaro
54 Nose                   Nosku
55 Oba                     Obar
56 Ochi                     Ochku
57 Oda                      Odar
58 Ogazawara         Ogarzarkukuarar
59 Oguri                    Ogkuarku
60 Ogushi                 Ogkushku
61 Ohara                   Oharar
62 Oi                           Oku
63 Okamura              Okuarmkuarar
64 Oki                         Okuku
65 Okudaira              Oku-darku-arar
66 Omikado              Omkukuardo
67 Ono                     Ono
68 Onuki                  Onkukuku
69 Ooka                   Ookar
70 Orui                     Oarkuku
71 Osaki                  Osarkuku
72 Oseki                  Oskukuku
73 Oshikoji              Osh-kukuo-jku
74 Otagaki              Otargarkuku
75 Otaku                  Otarku
76 Ouchi                   Okuchku
77 Ozaki                   Ozarkuku
78 Reizei                   Arkukuzkuku
79 Rokkaku              Arokukuarku
80 Rokugo               Arokugo
81 Rokujo                Arokujo
82 Ryojoji                Ar-kukuo-jojku
83 Ryozoji               Ar-kukuo-zojku
84 Saai                     Sararku
85 Saigusa              Sarkugkusar
86 Sakai                   Sarkuarku
87 Sakakiwara        Sarkuarkukukukuarar
88 Samukawa         Sarmkukuarkukuar
89 Sanai                   Sarnari
90 Sanjonishi          Sarnjonkushku
91 Sasakawa          Sarsarkuarkukuar
92 Sasase               Sarsarsku
93 Satomura          Sartomkuarar
94 Sawai                  Sarkukuarku
95 Sekiguchi           Skukukugkuchku
96 Senbon               Skunbon
97 Senke                  Skunkuku
98 Serizawa             Skuarkuzarkukuar
99 Shiba                   Shkubar
100 Shibanokuji     Shkubarnokujku

1d100 Family names  proto-japanese
01 Shibazani           Shkubarzarnku
02 Shibuya              Shkubkukukuar
03 Shijo                    Shkujo
04 Shimabayashi   Shkumar-barkukuarshku
05 Shimazu             Shkumarzku
06 Shimoeda          Shkumokudar
07 Shimura             Shkumkuarar
08 Shin                     Shkun
09 Shinjo                  Shkunjo
10 Shinoyama         Shkunokuarmar
11 Sho                      Sho
12 So                          So
13 Sofue                    Sofkuku
14 Somo                  Somo
15 Sono                     Sono
16 Soshi                   Soshku
17 Soyeshima         Sokukukushkumar
18 Sue                       Skuku
19 Suganuma          Skugarnkumar
20 Sugimoto           Skugkumoto
21 Suhara                Skuharar
22 Suwa                  Skukukuar
23 Tachibana         Tarchkubarnar
24 Tada                    Tardar
25 Taguchi               Targkuchku
26 Tajiha                  Tarjkuhar
27 Takachihara       Tarkuarchkuharar
29 Takahashi           Tarkuarharshku
30 Takano                Tarkuarno
31 Takatsukasa      Tarkuartskukuarsar
28 Takaki                  Tarkuarkuku
32 Takeba                 Tarkukubar
33 Takeda                  Tarkukudar
34 Takemura            Tarkukumkuarar
35 Takenoya              Tarkukunokukuar
36 Takikawa              Tarkukukuarkukuar
37 Tamamatsu         Tarmarmartsku
38 Tanabe                  Tarnarbku
39 Tanba                     Tarnbar
40 Tanegahima        Tarnkugarh-kumar
41 Tani                       Tarnku
42 Tanji                       Tarnjku
43 Tarao                     Tararo
44 Tashiro                  Tarshkuaro
45 Tazawa                  Tarzarkukuar
46 Tenno                     Tkunno
47 Terasaka                Tkuararsarkuar
48 To                          To
49 Togashi                Togarshku
50 Togi                       Togku
51 Tokudaiji             Toku-darku-jku
52 Tomizawa             Tomkuzarkukuar
53 Torii                        Toarkuku
54 Toshima                Toshkumar
55 Tokooya                Tokuookukuar
56 Tozawa                  Tozarkukuar
57 Tsubai                    Tskubarku
58 Tsuchihashi          Tskuchkuharshku
59 Tsugane                Tskugarnku
60 Tsumori                 Tskumoarku
61 Tsueoka                 Ts-kukuo-kuar
62 Tsutsumi                Tskutskumku
63 Uchikawa               Kuchkukuarkukuar
64 Uehara                    Kukuharar
65 Uemura                  Kukumkuarar
66 Uesugi                    Kukuskugku
67 Ukita                       Kukukutar
68 Unno                       Kunno
69 Uramatsu              Kuararmartsku
70 Urya                        Kuarkukuar
71 Ushigome            Kushkugomku
72 Utsunomiya          Kutskunomkukukuar
73 Wada                      Kukuardar
74 Wakafuji                Kukuarkuarfkujku
75 Wakizaka              Kukuarkukuzarkuar
76 Watada                Kuartardar
77 Watanabe            Kuartarnarbku
78 Yabe                      Kukuarbku
79 Yagyu                    Kukuargkukuku
80 Yamadera            Kuarmardkuarar
81 Yamaguchi          Kukuarmargkuchku
82 Yamakawa          Kukuarmarkuarkukuar
83 Yamana               Kukuarmarnar
84 Yamanouchi       Kukuarmarnokuchku
85 Yanada                Kukuarnardar
86 Yano                     Kukuarno
87 Yasuki                  Kukuarskukuku
88 Yoda                    Kukuo-dar
89 Yoga                    Kukuo-gar
90 Yokose               Kukuo-kosku
91 Yoneno               Kukuo-nkuno
92 Yoneta                Kukuo-nkutar
93 Yoshimatsu       Kukuo-shkumar-tsku
94 Yoshisato           Kukuo-shkusarto
9 5 Yuasa                 Kukukuarsar
96 Yuhi                     Kukukuhku
97 Yui                       Kukukuku
98 Yura                    Kukukuarar
99 Yusa                    Kukukusar
100 Zakoji               Zarkuojku

The kukuo prefix appears in a few names shows up a bit. Stick that in google translate and it insists it's Swahili word 'kukua' meaning 'to grow'.

The celtic root Mkunar married into the Sku family and became a japanese family name (Minase). We need to get someone to genetically test their family tree to put a date on the shared genetic origin.

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