Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/ŋi tseɣ

This Proto-Naish 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-Naish

Etymology

Proto-Naish numbers (edit)
 ←  10  ←  19 20 21  →  30  → 
2
    Cardinal: *ŋi tseɣ

A compound of *ŋi (“two”) +‎ *tsʰeɣ (forms multiples of ten). The absence of aspiration in this word is unexplained.

Numeral

*ŋi tseɣ

  1. twenty

Descendants

  • Naxi: nizerq
  • Narua: nizee
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ɲi˧ tsi˧ gv˧⁠/)
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