Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/nu

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 *mnam (“to smell”).

Verb

*nu

  1. to smell, sniff
Reconstruction notes

Li puts Malimasa /bu˧nv̩˩/ and compares it to Narua neu, but a compound more closely resembling the Malimasa form, bbunu, also exists in Na.

Descendants
  • Naxi: nvq (/⁠nv̩²¹⁠/)
  • Narua: neu (/⁠ɳv̩˧⁠/), bbunu (/⁠bv̩˧nv̩˧⁠/)

Etymology 2

Cognate to Chinese 菽 (shū), Japhug stoʁ, and Drung vnoq (Jacques, 2022b); all ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-n̥uk (“bean”).

Noun

*nu

  1. soybean
Descendants
  • Naxi: nvq
  • ⇒ Narua: nulee
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ɲy˥⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022), A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[1], page 17
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