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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.
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Proto-Naish
Etymology 1
Compare Japhug lɤɣ (“to make graze”).
Verb
*lu
- to herd
Descendants
- Naxi: lvl (/lv̩⁵⁵/, “to walk a pet; to herd, send out to go graze”)
- Narua: luq (/lv̩˧˥/, “to herd”)
Etymology 2
Verb
*lu
- to wind
- to wrap
Descendants
- Naxi: lvl (/lv̩⁵⁵/, “to wind, wrap”)
- Narua: lu (/lv̩˧/, “to wind, wrap”)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rV-luŋ.
Noun
*lu
- stone, rock
Descendants
- Naxi: lv (/lv̩³³/, “stone, rock”)
- Narua: lu (/lv̩˧/, “stone”)
Further reading
- Li, Zihe (2022), A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System[1], page 17
- Li, Zihe (2024), “The origin and evolution of laterals in Proto-Naish”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies[2], volume 87, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, page 172 of 169–187