Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/mba

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

    Compare Japhug mba.

    Adjective

    *mba

    1. thin
    Descendants
    • Naxi: bbei (/⁠be³³⁠/)
    • Narua: bbi (/⁠bi˥⁠/)
    • ⇒ Laze: [Term?] (/⁠tʰɑ˧ bie˥⁠/)

    Etymology 2

      Noun

      *mba

      1. village
        Synonym: *Cwa
      Descendants
      • Naxi: bbei
      • Narua: bbi

      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
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