Reconstruction:Proto-Bodish/bi

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 *bi (“to give”). The irregular shape of the Tibetic reflex (with a closed syllable) has not been satisfactorily explained.

Verb

*bi[1]

  1. to give

Descendants

  • Tibetic
    • Tibetan: སྦྱིན (sbyin)
  • Dakpa-Dzala
  • 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 106
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