Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/n̥a-

This Proto-Western Kho-Bwa 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-Western Kho-Bwa

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-na(r)?

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *n̥a-

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-na(r) (“nose”).

Prefix

*n̥a-^[1]

lower face, neck

Derived terms

*da/sʲa/n̥a-tsʰʷa (“mouth”)
*n̥a-jʷa-kʰa (“chin”)
*n̥a-pʰoŋ (“nose”)
*n̥a-qar (“phlegm”)
*n̥a-tʰoŋ (“neck”)
*n̥a-tʰuŋ (“tooth”)

References

^ Bodt, Timotheus A. (2024), Proto-Western Kho-Bwa: Reconstructing a community’s past through language (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series; 64)‎^[1], Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, page 424