Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/ŋgu

This Proto-Naish 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-Naish

Etymology 1

    Proto-Naish numbers (edit)
    90
     ←  8 9 10  → 
        Cardinal: *ŋgu

    From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tə-ŋguʔ.

    Numeral

    *ŋgu

    1. nine
    Descendants
    • Naxi: ggv (/⁠(ŋ)ɡv̩³³⁠/)
    • Narua: ggu (/⁠gv̩˧⁠/)

    Etymology 2

      Li compares Tibetan སྒམ (sgam, “box”), but is unsure if it is correct to claim that sg- can correspond to Naish *ŋg-.

      Noun

      *ŋgu

      1. box
      Descendants
      • Naxi: ggv (“chest, box”)
      • Narua: ggu (“manger”), ⇒ shuaeggu (“kitchen cabinet”), siggu (“box, case”)

      Further reading

      • Jacques, Guillaume; Michaud, Alexis (2011), “Approaching the historical phonology of three highly eroded Sino-Tibetan languages: Naxi, Na and Laze”, in Diachronica‎[1], volume 28, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 468–498
      • Li, Zihe (2020), “原始納西語前冠音的來源與演變 [The Origin and Evolution of Pre-initials in Proto-Naish]”, in Bulletin of Chinese Linguistics‎[2], volume 12, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 210 of 201–228
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