Proto-Ryukyuan
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Etymology
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From Proto-Japonic *mosirə (“straw mat”).
Pronunciation
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*mosiro
- straw mat
Descendants
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- Northern Ryukyuan: 모시루 (/mo.si.ru/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
- Kikai: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (mussu)
- Kunigami: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (musu /músù/)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (mushiro)
- Okinawan: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (mushiru /mùɕìɾù/)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 筵, 蓆, 席, 莚 (mushu /mùɕû/)
- Toku-No-Shima: 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/)