Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/rtsul

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

Li compares Tibetan སུད (sud, to cough, breathe with difficulty)

Verb

*rtsul

  1. to cough

Descendants

  • Naxi: zher (/⁠ʈʂɚ³³⁠/)
  • Narua: zheu (/⁠ʈʂɻ̩˧⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠tsv̩˧⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System[1], page 38