Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/rsi

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 *sij (“to die”). The identity of the retroflexing element has not been found.

Verb

*rsi

  1. to die

Descendants

  • Naxi: shee (/⁠ʂɯ˧⁠/)
  • Narua: shi (/⁠ʂɯ˧⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠sɯ˩⁠/)

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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