Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/n̥a-qar

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 *s-na ~ s-naːr?

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *n̥a-

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *qar

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *n̥a-qar

From *n̥a- (lower face prefix) +‎ *qar (“?”).

Noun

*n̥a-qar^[1]

phlegm

Descendants

Chug-Lish:
- Chug: har
- Lish: hahal
Mey-Sartang:
- Sartang:
  Khoina: nəxɑ̃
  
  Khoitam: nəhɔ̃
  
  Rahung: nihɔ̃
- Sherdukpen:
  Rupa: nəkʰɔ̃
  
  Shergaon: nɔkʰɔ̃

References

^ Bodt, Timotheus A. (2024) Proto-Western Kho-Bwa: Reconstructing a community’s past through language (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series; 64)‎^[1], Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, page 422

[1] Bodt, Timotheus A. (2024) Proto-Western Kho-Bwa: Reconstructing a community’s past through language (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series; 64)‎^[1], Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, page 422

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