Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/kʰrin-ba

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-Tibeto-Burman *m/s-kri(y)-sder.

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *kʰrin-ba

Derived from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *m/s-kri(y)-s. The first syllable is cognate with Tibetan མཁྲིས (mkhris, “bile”), Burmese သည်းခြေ (sany:hkre, “gall, bile”)

Adjective

*kʰrin-ba (Mey-Sartang)

1. sour

Descendants

• Mey-Sartang:
  • Sartang:

    Khoina: baˀtɕʰɛ̃j

    Jerigaon: tɕʰɛ̃jba

    Khoitam: tɕʰĩkʰan

    Rahung: tɕʰĩba

  • Sherdukpen:

    Rupa: kʰɛ̃ba

    Shergaon: akʰɛ