Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/bu

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

    From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k).

    Noun

    *bu

    1. bug, insect
    Descendants
    • ⇒ Naxi: bbeediq
    • Narua: bbeu

    Etymology 2

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

      Verb

      *bu

      1. to hatch eggs
      Descendants
      • Naxi: bbvq (/⁠bv̩²¹⁠/)
      • Narua: bbuq (/⁠bv̩˩⁠/)

      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
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