Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/kʷat

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

The link between the Kuki-Chin words and the Chinese words was made by Sagart and Baxter (2016).

Noun

*kʷat

  1. gate

Descendants

  • Chinese: 闕 / 阙 (OC *kʷʰat (B-S), “watchtower near gate”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Kuki-Chin: *kot (“door, gate”)
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