Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/rV-tsut

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: *ts(i/u)-t (Matisoff, STEDT), *(t)sit (Matisoff, 2003), *ʔtsut (Matisoff, 1978)

The final -s in Japhug rGyalrong might indicate that the root should be reconstructed with a sibilant rather than a dental stop coda.

Noun

*rV-tsut

lung

Descendants

rGyalrongic
- West rGyalrongic
  - Tangut: 𗮺 (*tsə̣¹, “lung”)
- East rGyalrongic
  - Japhug: tɯ-rtsʰɤz
Lolo-Burmese: *ʔtsut (Matisoff, 1972)
- Loloish
  - Central Loloish
    - Lahu: ɔ̀-chɨ̂
- Burmish
  - Achang: cot (“lung”)
  - Burmese: အဆုတ် (a.hcut, “lung”)
  - Pela: tsɔ̠t⁵⁵
Naic
- Proto-Naish: *rtsʰul
  - Naxi: cherl (/⁠ʈʂʰɚ⁵⁵⁠/)
  - Narua: cheuq (/⁠ʈʂʰɻ̩˧˥⁠/)

Synonyms

*tsjwap
*p-wap
*s-wap
*s-map
*g-lwa-p