Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/n̥a-jʷa-kʰa

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-
    Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g(j/w)ar
    Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-k(w)a-j
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *n̥a-jʷa-kʰa

    From *n̥a- (lower face prefix) +‎ Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g(j/w)ar (“cheek, chin, jaw”) +‎ Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-k(w)a-j (“mouth, opening”).

    Noun

    *n̥a-jʷa-kʰa[1]

    1. chin

    Descendants

    • Mey-Sartang:
      • Sartang:
        Khoina: nyjukʰu
        Jerigaon: nyjɔkʰu
        Khoitam: nəwu
        Rahung: mawu

    References

    1. ^ 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 425
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