Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mosiro

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

From Proto-Japonic *mosirə (“straw mat”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: C

Noun

*mosiro

  1. straw mat

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 모시루 (/⁠mo.si.ru⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (mussu)
    • Kunigami: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (musu /⁠músù⁠/)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (mushiro)
    • Okinawan: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (mushiru /⁠mùɕìɾù⁠/)
    • Okinoerabu: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (mushu /⁠mùɕû⁠/)
    • Tokunoshima: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (musshu /⁠múQɕù⁠/)
    • Yoron: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (musshū /⁠múQɕúː⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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