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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.
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Proto-Naish
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj.
Numeral
*tsʰV
- ten
Usage notes
The numerals 11-19 are formed with the numeral for "10" followed by the numeral representing the ones digit.
Descendants
- Naxi: ceiq
- Narua: cei
- ⇒ Laze: [Term?] (/tsʰi˥ gv˧/)
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 213