Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/dzjuk ~ tsjuk

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: ?
    • Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *dzyuk ⪤ *tsyuk (Matisoff, STEDT)

This root is primarily attested in the Lolo-Burmese branch of Sino-Tibetan. According to Matisoff's reconstruction, the semantic range of PTB *dzyuk ~ *tsyuk varies from vagina, vulva to mouth, lip.

Noun

*dzjuk ~ tsjuk

  1. vagina, vulva
  2. mouth, lip

Descendants

  • rGyalrongic
    • West rGyalrongic
      • Tangut: 𗼹 (*dźjwo², “vagina, cave”)
  • Lolo-Burmese: *dźuk (“vagina”) (Benedict, 1972)
    • Burmish
      • Achang (Xiandao): /cuʔ⁵⁵/
      • Burmese: စောက်ဖုတ် (caukhput, “vagina”); စောက်ပတ် (caukpat, “vulva”)
    • Loloish
      • Nasu: /tʂo̠²¹ pi̠²¹/

See also

  • *b(j)et (“vagina”)
  • *pu (“vagina”)
  • *s-tu (“vagina, vulva”)
  • *si(ŋ/k) (“vagina”)
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