Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/n̥a-pʰoŋ

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-Western Kho-Bwa *pʰoŋ
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *n̥a-pʰoŋ

    From *n̥a- (lower face prefix) +‎ *pʰoŋ. Cognate with Bulu Puroik apuŋ, Dikhyang Bugun epʰuŋ (“nose”).

    Noun

    *n̥a-pʰoŋ[1]

    1. nose

    Descendants

    • Chug-Lish:
      • Chug: hɛmpʰɔŋ
      • Lish: hɛmpʰɔŋ
    • Mey-Sartang:
      • Sartang:
        Khoina: nəpʰuŋ
        Jerigaon: nəpʰuŋ
        Khoitam: nəpʰuŋ
        Rahung: mapʰuŋ
      • Sherdukpen:
        Rupa: nəpʰuŋ
        Shergaon: nəpʰuŋ

    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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