Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/sʲa-ma

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

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sja-n
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *sʲa-
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *ma
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *sʲa-ma

    From *sʲa- + *ma.

    Noun

    *sʲa-ma[1]

    1. mithun (Bos frontalis)

    Descendants

    • Chug-Lish:
      • Chug: ɕama
      • Lish: ɕama
    • Mey-Sartang:
      • Sartang:
        Khoina: ʂam
        Jerigaon: səmu
        Khoitam: sum
        Rahung: sum
      • Sherdukpen:
        Rupa: səmu
        Shergaon: səmu

    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
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