Reconstruction:Proto-Kuki-Chin/sil

This Proto-Kuki-Chin 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-Kuki-Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjərl.

Verb

*sil[1]

  1. to wash

Descendants

  • Northeastern
    • Tedim Chin: sil
  • Central
  • Southern
    • Nga La: silh

References

  1. ^ VanBik, Kenneth (2009), Proto-Kuki-Chin: A Reconstructed Ancestor of the Kuki-Chin Languages (STEDT Monograph Series), volume 8, →ISBN, page 185