Reconstruction:Proto-Bodish/(a)ma

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

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məʔ.

Noun

*(a)ma

  1. mother

Descendants

  • Tibetic
    • Dzongkha: ཨ་མ (a ma)
    • Sherpa: འ་མ ('a ma)
    • Sikkimese: ཨམ (am)
    • Tibetan: (ma), ཨ་མ (a ma)
  • Dakpa-Dzala
  • East Bodish

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