Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/li

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 *mV-liŋ (“field”). Compare Tibetan ཞིང (zhing, “field”).

Noun

*li

  1. field

Descendants

  • Naxi: lee (/⁠ɭɯ³³⁠/)
  • Narua: lu (/⁠lv̩˧⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[1], page 10
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