Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/jaɣ

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 provides two exclusive sets of comparisons that cannot be linked to each other:

  • From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *jaŋ, cognate to Japhug qaʑo. This fits the initial /j/ better and better accounts for the /o/ in Narua. Lidz also follows this derivation.
  • Li also compares Tibetan ལུག (lug), but it is incompatible with any other comparandum.

Noun

*jaɣ

  1. sheep

Reconstruction notes

Li reports a vowel /u/ in Na, but Lexica's dictionary actually has /o/.

Descendants

  • Naxi: yuq
  • Narua: yo (/⁠jo˧⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠y˧⁠/)

Further reading

  • Lidz, Liberty (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Yongning Na (Mosuo)‎[1], Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, page 117
  • Li, Zihe (2025) “Probing the Evolution History of Naish Languages with Reference to Tibetan, Burmese and Rgyalrong: The Open-Syllable Rhymes”, in Journal of Chinese Linguistics, →DOI, →ISSN, page 88
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