Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/ji

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 *jip (to sleep). Cognate to Burmese အိပ် (ip, to sleep) and Japhug nɯʑɯβ (to go to sleep).

Verb

*ji

  1. to go to bed, sleep

Descendants

  • Naxi: yil (/⁠ji⁵⁵⁠/)
  • Narua: xxiq (/⁠ʑi˧˥⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠zi˩⁠/)

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