Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/dzjuk ~ tsjuk
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
- Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *dzyuk ⪤ *tsyuk (Matisoff, STEDT)
This root is primarily attested in the Lolo-Burmese branch of Sino-Tibetan. According to Matisoff's reconstruction, the semantic range of PTB *dzyuk ~ *tsyuk varies from vagina, vulva to mouth, lip.
Noun[edit]
*dzjuk ~ tsjuk
Descendants[edit]
- Tangut-Qiang
- Northern Tangut
- Tangut: 𗼹 (*dźjwo², “vagina, cave”)
- Northern Tangut
- Lolo-Burmese-Naxi