Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/pal kwe

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

A compound of *pal (“frog”). Li compares the second element to Tibetan ལྕོང (lcong, “tadpole”).

Noun

*pal kwe

  1. tadpole

Reconstruction notes

  • Note that for some reason, there is a discrepancy in transcribing the second syllable in Na; the Lexica dictionary has /ɯ/ as the second vowel in Na, but Li has /i/.
  • Li does not record the basic form beji in Na, instead recording the further compound beji bemi. The Lexika dictionary confirms that simple beji in fact exists.

Descendants

  • ⇒ Naxi: albafgeedi'liq (/⁠ʔɑ⁵⁵pɑ¹³kɯ³³ti³³li²¹⁠/)
  • Narua: beji (/⁠pɤ˩tɕɯ˧˥⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[1], page 9
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