Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/dak

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

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tək (to weave).

Verb

*dak

  1. to knit, weave

Descendants

  • Naxi: ddaq (/⁠dɑ²¹⁠/)
  • Narua: ddaq (/⁠dɑ˩˥⁠/)

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
  • Li, Zihe (2020) “原始納西語前冠音的來源與演變 [The Origin and Evolution of Pre-initials in Proto-Naish]”, in Bulletin of Chinese Linguistics[2], volume 12, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 213