Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/kʰu

This Proto-Naish 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-Naish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rkəw. Cognate to Tibetan རྐུ (rku) and Burmese ခိုး (hkui:).

Verb

*kʰu

  1. to steal
Descendants
  • Naxi: kv (/⁠kʰv̩³³⁠/)
  • Narua: ku (/⁠kʰv̩˧⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠kʰv̩˧⁠/)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəwk (“to bend”).

Noun

*kʰu

  1. year
Descendants
  • Naxi: kvl
  • Narua: kuq
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠kʰv˧˥⁠/)

Further reading

  • Jacques, Guillaume; Michaud, Alexis (2011), “Approaching the historical phonology of three highly eroded Sino-Tibetan languages: Naxi, Na and Laze”, in Diachronica‎[1], volume 28, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 468–498
  • Li, Zihe (2022), A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[2], page 18
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