Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/sʲa-kʰaj

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 *kʰaj

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *sʲa-kʰaj

From *sʲa- + *kʰaj.

Noun

*sʲa-kʰaj

1. sheep

Descendants

• Chug-Lish:
  • Chug: ɕakɛj
  • Lish: ɕiki
• Mey-Sartang:
  • Sartang:

    Khoina: ʂkʰa

    Jerigaon: skʰɛ

    Khoitam: hɛ

    Rahung: skʰɛ

  • Sherdukpen:

    Rupa: ska

    Shergaon: ska