Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/hi

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

    See Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej.

    Noun

    *hi

    1. tongue
    Descendants
    • Naxi: xil
    • Narua: xiemi
    • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ɕi˩mie˩⁠/)

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-rja(k).

      Numeral

      *hi

      1. Forms multiples of 100.
      Derived terms
      Descendants

      Further reading

      • Lidz, Liberty (2010), A Descriptive Grammar of Yongning Na (Mosuo)‎[1], Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, page 112
      • Jacques, Guillaume; Michaud, Alexis (2011), “Approaching the historical phonology of three highly eroded Sino-Tibetan languages: Naxi, Na and Laze”, in Diachronica‎[2], volume 28, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 468–498
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