Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/qV-lij

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: *g-ləy (Matisoff, STEDT; Mortensen, 2012); *g-liy (Weidert, 1987)

Noun

*qV-lij

  1. wind

Descendants

  • rGyalrongic
    • West rGyalrongic
      • Horpa
        • Geshiza: wlæ
        • Tangut: 𘚶 (*ljɨ¹)
    • East rGyalrongic
      • Japhug: qale
      • possibly Situ: kʰalu
  • Lolo-Burmese: *s/ʔ-ləy¹ (Matisoff, 2003)
    • Burmish
      • Burmese: လေ (le, “wind, breeze, air”)
    • Proto-Loloish: *le¹ (Bradley, 1979)
      • Northern Loloish
        • Yi (Liangshan): ꆳ (hly, “wind”)
      • Central Loloish
  • Proto-Kuki-Chin: *khlii
  • Jingpho-Asakian
    • ⇒ Jingpho: bungli
  • Proto-Northern Naga: *gleːy
  • Proto-Tangkhulic: *ʃi
  • Karenic: *lèi' (Jones, 1961)
  • Proto-Tani: *rji
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