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 Ōshima: 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 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)