Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/Sni maɣ

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

Compound of *Sni (“person”) +‎ *maɣ (“corpse”); this second element is compared by Jacques & Michaud to Tangut 𘔲 (*mji̱j¹, “corpse”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *maŋ (“to go away, die; corpse”).

Noun

*Sni maɣ

  1. corpse

Descendants

  • Naxi: ximuq (/⁠çi³³mu²¹⁠/)
  • Narua: hinmo (/⁠hĩ˧mo˩⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠hĩ˩mu˩⁠/)

Further reading

  • Jacques, Guillaume, Michaud, Alexis (2011) “Approaching the historical phonology of three highly eroded Sino-Tibetan languages: Naxi, Na and Laze”, in Diachronica‎[1], volume 28, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 468–498
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