Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/saɣ

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 1

Li compares Tibetan འཚམ ('tsham, “suitable, fit”).

Adjective

*saɣ

  1. having a suitable taste
Descendants
  • Naxi: soq (/⁠so²¹⁠/, “to have a suitable flavour”)
  • Narua: soq (/⁠so˩⁠/, “tasting or smelling good”)

Etymology 2

Compare Tibetan སང (sang, “tomorrow”).

Noun

*saɣ

  1. tomorrow
Derived terms
Descendants
  • ⇒ Laze: [Term?] (/⁠mi˧su˥⁠/)

Etymology 3

Proto-Naish numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: *saɣ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-sum (STEDT), but the rhyme correspondence (confirmed to be *aɣ and not *oɣ by the /u/ instead of /o/ in the Malimasa reflex) is irregular.

The vocalism of Naxi seeq, which normally would come from a putative *si, is irregular. The *i could be analogical to *ŋi (“two”).

Numeral

*saɣ

  1. three
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Naxi: seeq
  • Narua: so
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠su˥ gv˧⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[1], page 28
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