Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/C-njuʔ

This Proto-Sino-Tibetan 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-Sino-Tibetan

Reconstruction

  • Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *C̥.nuʔ (Sagart, 2019)

For the comparison between the Chinese and Burmese words, see Sagart (2019).

Noun

*C-njuʔ

  1. finger

Descendants

  • Chinese: 手 (OC *n̥uʔ (B-S), “hand”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Naic
    • ⇒ Proto-Naish: *lak ŋi
      • Naxi: lanieq (/⁠lɑ³³ȵɤ²¹⁠/)
      • Narua: loni (/⁠lo˧ɲi˥⁠/)
  • Lolo-Burmese
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