Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/ja

This Proto-Sino-Tibetan 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-Sino-Tibetan

Reconstruction

  • Proto-Sino-Tibetan:
    • Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *g-ya (Benedict, 1972; Matisoff, 2003; STEDT)

For comparisons, see Schuessler (2007:559), STEDT and Zhang, Jacques & Lai (2019:84).

A velar pre-initial is common to Jingpho and Tibetan but rGyalrongic (which has an *rV- preinitial instead) and others show no trace of it.

The presence of velar codas in Chinese and Situ is unexplained.

Verb

*ja

  1. to itch

Descendants

  • Chinese: 癢 / 痒 (OC *Cə.ɢaŋʔ) (see there for further descendants)
  • Bodish
    • Tibetic
      • Tibetan: གཡའ (g.ya')
  • rGyalrongic
    • East rGyalrongic
      • Japhug: rɤʑa
      • Situ: ka-rajâk (Cogtse)
  • Lolo-Burmese
    • Burmish
    • Proto-Loloish: *g-ya²
  • Jingpho-Asakian
  • Proto-Kuki-Chin: *yaa
    • Central
      • Falam Chin: zâ (“to tickle”)
      • Lai: zat (“to tickle”)
      • Mizo: za (“to itch, tickle”)
  • Newaric
  • Manipuri: ꯍꯥꯀꯆ (hākaca)
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