Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/kram

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.
This Proto-Naish entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Naish

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kram (“fence”). ae is the expected reflex for *-am in Na, while Naxi shows the reflex of *aɣ as in *ndzaɣ (“bridge”).

Noun

*kram

  1. garden

Descendants

  • Naxi: koq (“to enclose; garden”)
  • ⇒ Narua: khuaelee (“vegetable garden”)
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