Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/Cbu

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

Compare Tangut 𘔀 (*wju¹, pot, pan).

Noun

*Cbu

  1. pot, pan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Naxi: bbv (/⁠bv̩³³⁠/, pan, pot, wok)
  • Narua: vu (/⁠v̩˥⁠/, pot)

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
  • Li, Zihe (2018), “原始纳西语的r介音和前冠音 [Pre-initials and the medial *-r- in Proto-Naish]”, in 民族语文, volume 2018, number 1, page 48