Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/tu

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 *s-tawŋ. Compare Tibetan སྟོང (stong), Burmese ထောင် (htaung).

Numeral

*tu

  1. thousand

Descendants

  • Naxi: dvq (/⁠tv̩²¹⁠/)
  • Narua: du (/⁠tv̩˧⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2022) A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System[1], page 17