Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/ts(i/u)-t

This Proto-Sino-Tibetan 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-Sino-Tibetan

Etymology

• Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
  • Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *ts(i/u)-t (Matisoff, STEDT), *(t)sit (Matisoff, 2003), *ʔtsut (Matisoff, 1978)

The final -s in Japhug rGyalrong might indicate that the root should be reconstructed with a sibilant rather than a dental stop coda.

Noun

*u)-t

1. lung

Descendants

• Tangut-Qiang
  • Norther Tangut
    • Tangut: 𗮺 (*tsə̣¹, “lung”)
  • rGyalrongic
    • rGyalrong
      • Japhug: tɯ-rtsʰɤs
• Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
  • Lolo-Burmese:

    *ʔtsut (Matisoff, 1972)

    • Loloish
      • Central Loloish
        • Lahu: ɔ̀-chɨ̂
    • Burmish
      • Maruic
        • Pela: tsɔ̠t⁵⁵
      • Burmic
        • Burmese: အဆုတ် (a.hcut, “lung”)
  • Naxi: tʂhɚ⁵⁵

Synonyms

• *tsjwap
• *p-wap
• *s-wap
• *s-map
• *g-lwa-p