Etymograph

English

kamuy

Kamuy comes from Ainu カムイ ‘a spirit, supernatural manifestation, god or…’.

  1. Ainumodernカムイkamuy‘a spirit, supernatural manifestation, god or demon’
  2. Englishtodaykamuy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ainumodernカムイkamuy‘a spirit, supernatural manifestation, god or demon’
  2. Englishtodaykamuy

Today it means

noun A spiritual or divine being in Ainu mythology, similar to the Japanese kami.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ainu カムイ / kamuy