Reconstruction:Proto-Bodish/lam

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 *lam (road).

Noun

*lam[1]

  1. path, road

Descendants

  • Tibetic
    • Dzongkha: ལམ (lam)
    • Sherpa: ལམ (lam)
    • Sikkimese: ལམ (lam)
    • Tibetan: ལམ (lam)
  • Dakpa-Dzala
    • Dakpa: [Term?] (/⁠lem35 taŋ53, lem35 daŋ55⁠/)
    • Dzala: ལེམ (lem)
  • 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 138