Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/w̥aq-

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 *w(a/u)

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *w̥aq-

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *w(a/u). Doublet of *w̥aq.

Prefix

*w̥aq-

1. bird

Derived terms

• *w̥aq-ar (“crow”)
• *w̥aq-bap (“tragopan pheasant”)
• *w̥aq-kʰos (“partridge”)
• *w̥aq-kʰrek (“kalij pheasant”)
• *w̥aq-kʰʲaj (“chicken”)
• *w̥aq-lʷaŋ/lʷam (“giant hornbill”)
• *w̥aq-tsum/tsuŋ (“eagle, buzzard”)
• *w̥aq-tʰaj (“dog”)

 

Descendants

• Chug-Lish:
  • Chug: w̥a, hɔ, hu
  • Lish: w̥a
• Mey-Sartang:
  • Sartang:

    Khoina: hu

    Jerigaon: hu

    Khoitam: huˀ

    Rahung: hu