Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/ndu

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 *duk ~ tuk.

Noun

*ndu

  1. poison

Descendants

  • Naxi: ddvq (/⁠(n)dv̩²¹⁠/)
  • Narua: dduq (/⁠dv̩˩˥⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ɖv̩˩⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System[1], page 17