Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/sʲa

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 *sja-n

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *sʲa

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sja-n. Cognate with Bulu Puroik ʃii.

Noun

*sʲa

1. (anatomy) meat

Derived terms

• *sʲa-ba (“cattle”)
• *sʲa-kʰaj (“sheep”)
• *sʲa-ma (“mithun”)
• *sʲa-pak (“pig”)
• *sʲa-taq (“horse”)

 

Descendants

• Chug-Lish:
  • Chug: ɕa
  • Lish: ɕa
• Mey-Sartang:
  • Sartang:

    Jerigaon: su

    Khoitam: su

    Rahung: su

  • Sherdukpen:

    Rupa: su

    Shergaon: su