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Proto-Naish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek.
Numeral
*di
- one
Descendants
Etymology 2
STEDT's comparisons do not work phonetically; they do not account for the *i in Naish. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
*di
- big, large
Descendants
Further reading
- Li, Zihe (2025) “Probing the Evolution History of Naish Languages with Reference to Tibetan, Burmese and Rgyalrong: The Open-Syllable Rhymes”, in Journal of Chinese Linguistics, →DOI, →ISSN, page 75