Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/di

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)
    10
    1 2  →  10  → 
        Cardinal: *di

    From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek.

    Numeral

    *di

    1. one
    Descendants
    • Naxi: ddee (/⁠ɖɯ³³⁠/), ddeeq (/⁠ɖɯ²¹⁠/)
    • Narua: ddee (/⁠ɖɯ˩˥⁠/)

    Etymology 2

      STEDT's comparisons do not work phonetically; they do not account for the *i in Naish. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Adjective

      *di

      1. big, large
      Descendants
      • Naxi: ddeeq
      • Narua: ddeeq

      Further reading

      • Li, Zihe (2025), “Probing the Evolution History of Naish Languages with Reference to Tibetan, Burmese and Rgyalrong: The Open-Syllable Rhymes”, in Journal of Chinese Linguistics, →DOI, →ISSN, page 75 of 56-97
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