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

1. insect, bug
2. 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)