Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/kʰa-bu

This Proto-Western Kho-Bwa 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-Western Kho-Bwa

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-gaw?

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *kʰa-

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *bu

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *kʰa-bu

From *kʰa- (head prefix) +‎ *bu (“small round object”). The latter element may be related to Chinese 眸 (móu, “pupil of the eye”).

Noun

*kʰa-bu

1. eye

Descendants

• Mey-Sartang:
  • Sartang:

    Khoina: gaby

    Jerigaon: kʰaby

    Khoitam: kʰaby

    Rahung: kʰaby

  • Sherdukpen:

    Rupa: kʰaby

    Shergaon: kʰibi