Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/ŋwa

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)
    50
     ←  4 5 6  → 
        Cardinal: *ŋwa

    From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.

    Numeral

    *ŋwa

    1. five
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Naxi: wa
    • Narua: ngua
    • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ŋwɤ˥ gv˥⁠/)

    Etymology 2

      See STEDT. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Noun

      *ŋwa

      1. knee
      Descendants
      • ⇒ Narua: nguagho
      • ⇒ Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ŋwɑ˩ tu˥⁠/)

      Further reading

      • 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[1], volume 12, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 209 of 201–228
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