Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/Snil

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)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: *Snil

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-rjat. *rj- regularly becomes *Sn-; see also *Snap (“to stand”) for another example.

Numeral

*Snil

  1. eight

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Naxi: hol
  • Narua: honq
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ɕi˩ gv˩⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[1], pages 34-38
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