Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/ljV

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

Proto-Naish numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: *ljV

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij, with an irregular vowel correspondence.

Numeral

*ljV

  1. four

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Naxi: lu, lul
  • Narua: ru (/⁠ʐv̩˧⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ʐv˥ gv˥⁠/)

Further reading

  • Li, Zihe (2024), “The origin and evolution of laterals in Proto-Naish”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies‎[1], volume 87, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, page 176-177 of 169–187
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