Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mosi

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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 1

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From Proto-Japonic *məsi (if).

Pronunciation

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  • Accent class: A (Okinawan and Southern Ryukyuan)/C (Northern Ryukyuan)

Adverb

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*mosi

  1. if
Descendants
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  • 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

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From Proto-Japonic *mosi (insect, bug; worm).

Noun

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*mosi

  1. insect, bug
  2. worm
Descendants
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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (mushi)
    • Kunigami: (mushī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (mushi)
    • Okinawan: (mushi)
    • Okinoerabu: (mushī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (mush)
    • Tokunoshima: (musï)
    • Yoron: (mushi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (musï)
    • Yaeyama: (musï)
    • Yonaguni: (muchi)