Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/naɣ

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 *na-ŋ.

Naxi counterparts of this pronoun are irregular. STEDT records nvq, but Pinson records no such pronoun in his dictionary. Pinson does record naf, but it is uncertain if this is a repurposed case form or not.

Pronoun

*naɣ

  1. you (second-person singular)

Descendants

  • Narua: no
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠nu˧⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System[1], page 28