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

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 *ma

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *sʲa-ma

From *sʲa- + *ma.

Noun

*sʲa-ma

1. mithun (Bos frontalis)

Descendants

• Chug-Lish:
  • Chug: ɕama
  • Lish: ɕama
• Mey-Sartang:
  • Sartang:

    Khoina: ʂam

    Jerigaon: səmu

    Khoitam: sum

    Rahung: sum

  • Sherdukpen:

    Rupa: səmu

    Shergaon: səmu