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

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 *rok

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *kʰa-rok

From *kʰa- (head prefix) +‎ *rok (“empty”). Cognate with Proto-Bodo-Garo *kho⁴rok.

Noun

*kʰa-rok

1. head
2. skull

Descendants

• Chug-Lish:
  • Chug: kʰolɔk
  • Lish: kʰolɔk
• Mey-Sartang:
  • Sartang:

    Jerigaon: kʰruk

    Khoitam: kʰruk

    Rahung: kʰruk

  • Sherdukpen:

    Rupa: kʰruk

    Shergaon: kʰruk