Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/misV

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Proto-Japonic

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Noun

*misV

miso

Descendants

Old Japanese: 未醤 (*mi₂sau)
- Japanese: 味噌 (miso) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *miso
- Northern Ryukyuan: 미쇼 (/mi.sjo/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
  - Kikai: 味噌 (misu)
  - Kunigami: 味噌 (misū)
  - Northern Amami Ōshima: 味噌 (misu)
  - Okinawan: 味噌 (nsu, nnsu)
  - Okinoerabu: 味噌 (mishū)
  - Southern Amami Ōshima: 味噌 (misu)
  - Tokunoshima: 味噌 (mishu)
  - Yoron: 味噌 (mishu)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 味噌 (msu)
  - Yaeyama: 味噌 (mishu)
  - Yonaguni: 味噌 (nsu)