Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/rkəw

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: *rkhuɣ (Coblin, 1986)
    • Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *r-kəw (STEDT)

Verb

*rkəw

  1. to steal

Descendants

  • Chinese: (OC /*[k]ʰˤ(r)o-s/ (B-S)) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Bodish: *(r)ku
  • rGyalrongic
    • West rGyalrongic
      • Horpa
        • Tangut: 𘝚 (*kjwɨr¹)
    • East rGyalrongic
      • Japhug: mɯrkɯ
  • Naic
    • Proto-Naish: *kʰu
      • Naxi: kv (/⁠kʰv̩³³⁠/)
      • Narua: ku (/⁠kʰv̩˧⁠/)
      • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠kʰv̩˧⁠/)
  • Proto-Lolo-Burmese: *kəw²
    • Burmish
    • Proto-Loloish: *ko²
      • Northern Loloish
        • Nuosu: (ku)
      • Lisoish
  • Nungish