Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/tsʰeɣ

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

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    Adjective

    *tsʰeɣ

    1. hot
    Descendants
    • Naxi: cer (/⁠tsʰɚ³³⁠/)
    • Narua: cee (/⁠tsʰi˧⁠/)
    • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠tsʰi˧⁠/)

    Etymology 2

      STEDT's identification of this element with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj cannot explain why a rhoticized vowel appears in Naxi reflexes.

      Numeral

      *tsʰeɣ

      1. Forms multiples of 10.
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

        Verb

        *tsʰeɣ

        1. to cut up
        Descendants
        • Naxi: cerl (“to cut up”)
        • Narua: ciq (“to cut into pieces”)
        • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠tsʰi˧˥⁠/, “to cut”)

        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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