Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/tʰi

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 འཐུང ('thung, “to drink”).

Verb

*tʰi

  1. to drink
    Synonym: *sru

Reconstruction notes

  • Li reconstructs a pre-initial *C1 to account for Malimasa /ʂv̩/; but this Malimasa word is better derived from a different Proto-Naish etymon *sru, which in turn is ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *srəwk (“to suck, drink”).

Descendants

  • Naxi: teeq
  • Narua: teeq

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2020) “原始納西語前冠音的來源與演變 [The Origin and Evolution of Pre-initials in Proto-Naish]”, in Bulletin of Chinese Linguistics‎[1], volume 12, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 221
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