Reconstruction:Proto-Puroik/bai

This Proto-Puroik 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-Puroik

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *məj. Cognate with Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *baj and Proto-Kuki-Chin *may.

Noun

*bai[1]

  1. fire

Descendants

  • Puroik:
    Bulu: bɛɛ
    Kojo-Rojo: bai
    Sanchu: bɛɛ

References

  1. ^ Lieberherr, Ismael (2015), “A progress report on the historical phonology and affiliation of Puroik”, in North East Indian Linguistics (NEIL)‎[1], volume 7, page 261 of 235–286
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