Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/miso

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *misV (miso). If the term was an earlier Chinese borrowing, the form would be *misa, since *-au > *-a in Proto-Ryukyuan.

Noun

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*miso

  1. miso

Descendants

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  • 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: