The word cuo(厝)"house/home"is characteristic in Min dialects.By comparing the words meaning"mat"and"house/home"in Min dialects together with their ancient pronunciations,the paper proposes that these two words may be derived from the she(舍)and jie(藉)in Old Chinese.Their special rhyme pattern reflects an early chronological strata*-io of the division Ⅲ of ma(祃)rhyme.This argument can be supported by early literature produced in Fujian during the Ming and Qing dynasties,in which,"house/home"was originally expressed by she and later written as the vernacular character cuo.The paper also proposes that the reconstructed*-io and*-o in Proto-Min should be modified into three rhymes of*-io,*-u and*-iu according to corresponding rules.
cuo(厝)she(舍)jie(藉)Min dialectdivision Ⅲ of ma(祃)rhyme
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