Reconstruction:Proto-Bodish/nat

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.
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Proto-Bodish

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nat (illness, spirit). Synchronically *na (to be sick) +‎ *-t (nominalizer suffix).

Noun

*nat

  1. illness, sickness, disease

Descendants

  • Tibetic
    • Dzongkha: ནད (nad)
    • Tibetan: ནད (nad)
  • East Bodish