Reconstruction:Proto-Bodish/ɬam

This Proto-Bodish 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-Bodish

Etymology

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Noun

*ɬam

  1. shoe
  2. boot

Reconstruction notes

  • Bodt states that the lh- : sh- correspondence in this word indicates inherited cognates; any lh- in Tibetan corresponding to lh- in East Bodish is, to him, due to borrowings by East Bodish from Tibetic.[1]

Descendants

  • Tibetic
    • Tibetan: ལྷམ (lham)
  • Dakpa-Dzala
  • East Bodish
    • Bumthangkha: ཤམ (sham)
    • Khengkha: ཤམ (sham)
    • Kurtöp: ཤམ (sham)

References

  1. ^ Bodt, Timotheus Adrianus (2023) “East Bodish revisited”, in Bulletin of Tibetology‎[1], volume 54, number 1, Gangtok: Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, →ISSN, page 137
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