Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/n(d)oj

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: *(d/n)way (Matisoff 1985 & 2003; STEDT)

Unusual variation between *n and *d initials is found in this verb.

Verb

*n(d)oj

  1. to hang
  2. to cling

Descendants

  • Chinese: 垂 (OC *[d]o[j] (B-S)) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Lolo-Burmese: *dway
  • Jingpho-Asakian
    • Jingpho: noi, ⇒ anoi, gamnoi, gumnoi, manoi
  • Tangkhulic
    • ⇒ Tangkhul Naga: nei kahai
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