Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/tsʰa

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

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa (“salt”).

Noun

*tsʰa

  1. salt

Descendants

  • Naxi: cei (/⁠tsʰe˧⁠/)
  • Narua: cei (/⁠tsʰe˧⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠tsʰe˧⁠/)

Further reading

  • Jacques, Guillaume, Michaud, Alexis (2011) “Approaching the historical phonology of three highly eroded Sino-Tibetan languages: Naxi, Na and Laze”, in Diachronica‎[1], volume 28, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 468–498
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