Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/bu

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 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k).

Noun

*bu

  1. bug, insect
Descendants
  • ⇒ Naxi: bbeediq
  • Narua: bbeu

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

*bu

  1. to hatch eggs
Descendants
  • Naxi: bbvq (/⁠bv̩²¹⁠/)
  • Narua: bbuq (/⁠bv̩˩⁠/)

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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