Reconstruction:Proto-Bodish/(s)braŋ

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 *mrəŋ.

Noun

*(s)braŋ[1]

  1. fly (insect)

Descendants

  • Tibetic
    • Tibetan: སྦྲང་བུ (sbrang bu, fly, bee)
  • Dakpa-Dzala
    • Dzala: པྲང (prang)
  • East Bodish

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 114