Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/mjak mbraɣ

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

Compound of *mjak (eye).

Noun

*mjak mbraɣ

  1. tear (that flows from an eye)

Descendants

  • Naxi: mieqbber
  • Narua: nyabbae
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠mjæ˥ ɖʐɯ˥⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2018), “原始纳西语的r介音和前冠音 [Pre-initials and the medial *-r- in Proto-Naish]”, in 民族语文, volume 2018, number 1, page 50