Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/sʲa

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

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sja-n. Cognate with Bulu Puroik ʃii.

    Noun

    *sʲa[1]

    1. (anatomy) meat

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Chug-Lish:
      • Chug: ɕa
      • Lish: ɕa
    • Mey-Sartang:
      • Sartang:
        Jerigaon: su
        Khoitam: su
        Rahung: su
      • Sherdukpen:
        Rupa: su
        Shergaon: su

    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 530