Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/tV-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:
      • *d-liy (Benedict, 1972)
      • *d/s-ləy (Matisoff, 2003; STEDT)

Noun

*tV-lij

  1. bow (for shooting arrows)

Descendants

  • Chinese: 矢 (OC *l̥i[j]ʔ (B-S), “arrow”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Bodish: *(g)li
    • Tibetic
      • Tibetan: གཞུ (gzhu) (with irregular and secondary rounded vowel)
  • rGyalrongic
    • West rGyalrongic
      • Horpa
        • Tangut: 𘎗 (*lhjɨ̣¹, “bow”), 𗮆 (*ljị¹, “arrow”)
    • East rGyalrongic
      • Japhug: tɯ-di (“bow”)
  • Lolo-Burmese
    • Burmish
    • Proto-Loloish: *le²
  • Proto-Kuki-Chin: *lii
  • Jingpho-Asakian
    • ⇒ Jingpho: kungli
  • Proto-Northern Naga: *laᴮ
  • ⇒ Proto-Central Naga: *li-tʃak
  • Proto-Karen: *klejᴮ
  • Kiranti
    • Limbu: ᤗᤡ (li)
  • Proto-Tani: *rji
  • ⇒ Manipuri: ꯂꯤꯔꯨꯡ (lirung, “bow”), ꯂꯤꯔꯤ (liri, “bowstring”)
  • ⇒ Karbi: lithai

See also

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