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

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: ?
- 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

*ts(i/u)-t

lung

Descendants

Tangut-Qiang
- Norther Tangut
  - Tangut: 𗮺 (tsə̣, /tsʉ⁵⁵/, “lung”)
- rGyalrongic
  - rGyalrong
    - Japhug: tɯ-rtsʰɤs
Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
- Lolo-Burmese:
  *ʔtsut (Matisoff, 1972)
  - Loloish
    - Central Loloish
      - Lahu: ɔ̀-chɨ̂
  - Burmish
    - Burmese
      - Written Burmese: အဆုတ် (a.hcut, “lung”)
- Naxi: tʂhɚ⁵⁵

Synonyms

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