Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/Cmbwaɣ

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

Li identifies possible Burmish cognates like Lhao Vo [Term?] (/⁠paŋ⁵⁵⁠/).

Noun

*Cmbwaɣ

  1. guest

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Naxi: bber (/⁠bɚ³³⁠/, “guest”)

Further reading

  • 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 45
  • Li, Zihe (2022), A Naish Historical Phonology: The Rhyme System‎[1], page 29
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