Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/k-jim ~ k-jum

This Proto-Sino-Tibetan entry contains reconstructed words 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: *khyim (Coblin, 1986)
- Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *k-yim ⪤ k-yum (Matisoff, STEDT); *kim (Benedict, 1972; Weidert, 1987); *kyim~kyum (Chou, 1972; *kyim ⪤ *kyum (LaPolla, 1987)

Noun

*k-jim ~ k-jum

house; pit, womb

Descendants

Kamarupan
- "North Assam"
- Kuki-Chin
  /*ʔim/ ("house") (VanBik, 2009)
  - Central Chin
    - Lushai [Mizo]: in (“house”)
- "Naga"
  - Northern Naga
    /*kium/ ("house") (French, 1983)
  - Tangkhulic
    /*ʃim/ ("house") (Mortensen, 2012)
Himalayish
- Tibeto-Kanauri
  - Bodic
    - Tibetan
      - Written Tibetan: ཁྱིམ (khyim, “house”)
  - Tamangic
    *ᴮdim (“house”) (Mazaudon, 1994)
- Newari: छेँ (chẽ)
- Kiranti
  *ʔkim, khim (“house”) (Opgenort, 2011)
Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
- Lolo-Burmese
  /*yim¹/ (Matisoff, 1978)
  - Burmish
    - Burmese: အိမ် (im, “house”)
  - Loloish
    /*yim¹/ ("house") (Bradley, 1979)
    - Northern Loloish
      - Yi (Liangshan): ꑳ (yi, “house”)
    - Central Loloish
      - Lisu (Southern): ꓦꓲꓻ (h̃i, “house, family”)
Karenic:
/*hyi(m)/ ("house") (Luangthongkum, 2013)
- Sgaw: ဟံၣ် (hì, “house”)