Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/kʰu

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 *rkəw. Cognate to Tibetan རྐུ (rku) and Burmese ခိုး (hkui:).

    Verb

    *kʰu

    1. to steal
    Descendants
    • Naxi: kv (/⁠kʰv̩³³⁠/)
    • Narua: ku (/⁠kʰv̩˧⁠/)
    • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠kʰv̩˧⁠/)

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kəwk (“to bend”).

      Noun

      *kʰu

      1. year
      Descendants
      • Naxi: kvl
      • Narua: kuq
      • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠kʰv˧˥⁠/)

      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 (2022), A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[2], page 18
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