Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/kʰwaɣ

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

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kwa(n). Compare Tibetan རྐོན་པ (rkon pa, “basket, trap”) and Burmese ကွန် (kwan, “net”).

Noun

*kʰwaɣ

  1. basket

Descendants

  • Naxi: kel (/⁠kʰɤ⁵⁵⁠/)
  • Narua: keq (/⁠kʰɤ˧˥⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022), A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[1], page 43
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