Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/Cko

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

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-qow. Compare Tibetan མགོ (mgo) and Japhug tɯ-ku (“head”).

Noun

*Cko

  1. head

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ Naxi: gu'liu (/⁠ku³³ly³³⁠/)
  • ⇒ Narua: wokhua (/⁠ʁo˧qʰwɤ˩⁠/)
  • ⇒ Laze: [Term?] (/⁠u˧tu˥⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[1], page 15
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