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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mosi

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *məsi (“if”).

Pronunciation
  • Accent class: A (Okinawan and Southern Ryukyuan)/C (Northern Ryukyuan)

Adverb

*mosi

  1. if
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 若し (mushi /⁠múɕì⁠/)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 若し (moshi)
    • Okinawan: 若し (mushi /⁠múɕì⁠/)
    • Yoron: 若し (mushi /⁠múɕí⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: *mosi, *mosi-ka
    • ⇒ Miyako: 若すか (musï-ka)
    • Yaeyama: 若しぃ (musï /⁠músɨ̥̀⁠/), 若しぃか (musï-ka /⁠músɨ̥́-kà⁠/)
    • ⇒ Yonaguni: 若しかん (mushi-kan /⁠mùɕí-káŋ⁠/) (with irregular lack of fortition)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *mosi (“insect, bug; worm”).

Noun

*mosi

  1. insect, bug
  2. worm
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 虫 (mushi)
    • Kunigami: 虫 (mushī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 虫 (mushi)
    • Okinawan: 虫 (mushi)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 虫 (mushī)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 虫 (mush)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 虫 (musï)
    • Yoron: 虫 (mushi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 虫 (musï)
    • Yaeyama: 虫 (musï)
    • Yonaguni: 虫 (muchi)
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