Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/krit

This Proto-Sino-Tibetan 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-Sino-Tibetan

Reconstruction

  • Proto-Sino-Tibetan:
    • Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *kriːt (STEDT)

STEDT's Tani/Lolo-Burmese comparison is also accepted by Jacques (2022b).

Verb

*krit

  1. to grind, crush

Descendants

  • Proto-Lolo-Burmese: *Nkrit
  • Jingpho-Asakian
    • Jingpho: krit (“to grind teeth (especially when asleep)”)
  • Kiranti
    • Western Kiranti
      • Bahing: ख्रीःचो
  • Karbi: chingkrit (“to gnash teeth”)
  • Proto-Tani: *rit
  • Miju: khrīt (/⁠kʰɹit⁵⁵⁠/)
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