Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
musi ~ mosi
This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic
Noun
*musi ~ mosi
insect
,
bug
worm
Descendants
Old Japanese:
蟲
(
musi
)
Japanese:
虫
(
mushi
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*mosi
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
虫
(
mushi
)
Kunigami:
虫
(
mushī
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
虫
(
mushi
)
Okinawan:
虫
(
mushi
)
Okinoerabu:
虫
(
mushī
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
虫
(
mush
)
Tokunoshima:
虫
(
musï
)
Yoron:
虫
(
mushi
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
虫
(
musï
)
Yaeyama:
虫
(
musï
)
Yonaguni:
虫
(
muchi
)