Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/sʲa-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-Sino-Tibetan *sja-n

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *sʲa-

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *ba

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *sʲa-ba

From *sʲa- + *ba. Cognate with Bulu Puroik səfəu, Dikhyang Bugun səwuə. Also compare Tibetan ཤྭ་བ (shwa ba, “deer”).

Noun

*sʲa-ba

1. cattle

Descendants

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

    Khoina: ʂu

    Jerigaon: hu

    Khoitam: hu

    Rahung: hu

  • Sherdukpen:

    Rupa: spu

    Shergaon: spu