Reconstruction:Proto-Naish/pro

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 1

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Verb

*pro

  1. to comb

Noun

*pro

  1. comb
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Naxi: berl (/⁠pɚ⁵⁵⁠/)
  • Narua: beuq (/⁠pɻ̩˩⁠/)

Etymology 2

Verb

*pro

  1. to pull out
Usage notes

Generally used to refer to removing unwanted weeds, but Narua also has an identically pronounced verb meaning "draw out (a weapon)"; both senses may have been from a base meaning "pull out".

Descendants
  • Naxi: berq (/⁠pɚ²¹⁠/)
  • Narua: beuq (/⁠pɻ̩˧˥⁠/)
  • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠pv˩⁠/)

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 (2014), “The Origin and Evolution of Retroflex Finals in Naish Languages”, in Journal of Chinese Linguistics‎[2], volume 42, number 2, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, page 316
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