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:
  • Miyako: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (mussu)
  • Yaeyama: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (musu /⁠músú⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (musu /⁠mùsù⁠/)