Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/pro ma

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 *pro (comb) +‎ *ma (augmentative).

Noun

*pro ma

  1. comb

Descendants

  • Naxi: berlmei (/⁠pɚ⁵⁵me³³⁠/)
  • Narua: beumi (/⁠pɻ̩˩mi˩⁠/)

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