Reconstruction:Proto-Hmong-Mien/mbrat

This Proto-Hmong-Mien 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-Hmong-Mien

Alternative reconstructions

Ostapirat (2016)^[1] reconstructs *m.r- as the initial.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Chinese 辣 (OC *mə.rˤat, “spicy”).

Adjective

*mbrat

spicy, peppery

Note: Originally referred to the pungent taste of black peppers rather than chili peppers.

Descendants

White Hmong: ntsim

References

^ Ostapirat, Weera (2016) “Issues in the Reconstruction and Affiliation of Proto-Miao-Yao”, in Language and Linguistics‎^[1], volume 17, number 1, →DOI, pages 133–145

Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN.
Chen, Qiguang (陈其光) (2013) Miao Yao yuwen (苗瑶语文), Beijing: Minzu chubanshe (民族出版社), →ISBN
Mao, Zongwu (毛宗武) (2004) Yaozu Mianyu fangyan yanjiu (瑤族勉语方言研究), Beijing: Minzu chubanshe (民族出版社)

[1] Ostapirat, Weera (2016) “Issues in the Reconstruction and Affiliation of Proto-Miao-Yao”, in Language and Linguistics‎^[1], volume 17, number 1, →DOI, pages 133–145

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