Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/tsʰV

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

Proto-Naish numbers (edit)
100
 ←  1  ←  9 10 11  →  20  → 
1
    Cardinal: *tsʰV

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj.

Numeral

*tsʰV

  1. 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