Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/kʰa-zʲaŋ

This Proto-Western Kho-Bwa 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-Western Kho-Bwa

Alternative reconstructions

  • *kʰazijaŋ

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-qow?
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *kʰa-
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *kʰa-zʲaŋ

    From *kʰa- (head prefix) + an unknown element. Cognate with Bulu Puroik kəzã, Dikhyang Bugun kʰazijɔŋ.

    The devoicing of zʲ > ɕ in Chug-Lish is unexpected.

    Noun

    *kʰa-zʲaŋ[1]

    1. hair (of the head)

    Descendants

    • Chug-Lish:
      • Chug: kʰuɕaŋ
      • Lish: kʰuɕaŋ
    • Mey-Sartang:
      • Sartang:
        Khoina: gəʐaŋ
        Jerigaon: gəzaŋ
        Khoitam: gəzaŋ
        Rahung: gəzaŋ
      • Sherdukpen:
        Rupa: gəzaŋ
        Shergaon: gəzaŋ

    References

    1. ^ Bodt, Timotheus A. (2024) Proto-Western Kho-Bwa: Reconstructing a community’s past through language (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series; 64)‎[1], Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, page 422
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