Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/Cko ŋgu

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

A compound of *Cko (“head”) and the reflex of Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-kum (“pillow”).

Noun

*Cko ŋgu

  1. pillow

Reconstruction notes

These Naish terms are collected together in the STEDT.

Both Naxi and Laze have irregular vowel reflexes. Laze's /u/ can be attributed to assimilation to the vowel of "head", while Naxi /ɯ/ can be assumed to have been caused by unrounding of *u to *i at some proto-stage.

Descendants

  • Naxi: guggee (/⁠ku³³(ŋ)ɡɯ³³⁠/)
  • Narua: woggu (/⁠ʁo˧gv̩˧⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠u˧ gu˧⁠/)
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