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

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-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *sʲa-pak

From *sʲa- (“meat”) +‎ Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pʷak (“pig”). The second element is cognate with Bulu Puroik waʔ, Dikhyang Bugun wɔk.

Noun

*sʲa-pak

1. pig

Descendants

• Chug-Lish:
  • Chug: ɕabak
  • Lish: ɕabak
• Mey-Sartang:
  • Sartang:

    Khoina: ʂuwak

    Jerigaon: səwak

    Khoitam: suwak

    Rahung: suwak

  • Sherdukpen:

    Rupa: suwak

    Shergaon: suwak