Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/Snu

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

Li compares Tibetan རྔོག (rngog, “mane”) and Japhug smɤɣ (“wool”). Japhug tɤ-rme (“hair”) fits more semantically closely and has a compatible initial but Li is uncomfortable with the vowel correspondence.

Lidz and STEDT derive this word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-murl.

Noun

*Snu

  1. hair

Descendants

  • Naxi: fv (/⁠fv̩³³⁠/)
  • Narua: hun (/⁠hṽ̩˧⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠hṽ˩⁠/)

Further reading

  • Lidz, Liberty (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Yongning Na (Mosuo)‎[1], Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, page 123
  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[2], page 18
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