Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/mbro lo

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 *mrəŋ. Compare Tibetan སྦྲང་བུ (sbrang bu) and Japhug ɣʑo (“bee”).

The second syllable generally is adjusted to match the vowel in the first syllable of this word in Naish.

Noun

*mbro lo

  1. fly (insect)

Descendants

  • Naxi: bber'lerl (/⁠bɚ³³ɭɚ⁵⁵⁠/)
  • Narua: bbeu'er (/⁠bɻ̩˧ɻ̩˧⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠bɔ˧ɭɔ˥⁠/)

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
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