Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/hi

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

See Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej.

Noun

*hi

  1. tongue
Descendants
  • Naxi: xil
  • Narua: xiemi
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ɕi˩mie˩⁠/)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-rja(k).

Numeral

*hi

  1. Forms multiples of 100.
Derived terms
Descendants

Further reading

  • Lidz, Liberty (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Yongning Na (Mosuo)‎[1], Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, page 112
  • Jacques, Guillaume, Michaud, Alexis (2011) “Approaching the historical phonology of three highly eroded Sino-Tibetan languages: Naxi, Na and Laze”, in Diachronica‎[2], volume 28, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 468–498
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