Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *sram (Coblin, 1986); *tsɑ̂m ~ sɑ̂m (Chou, 1972) Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *tsam ⪤ sam (Matisoff, STEDT; Michailovsky, 1991); *tsɑm (Chou...
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *təy (Chou, 1972) Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *m-t(w)əy-n ⪤ *m-ti-s ("water / fluid / liquid / soak"), *twəy ⪤ dwəy ("water / egg / spit")...
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ? Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *t/duŋ ⪤ *ts(y)uːŋ (Matisoff, STEDT); *tsyuːŋ (Benedict, 1972) (later revised to *tuːŋ); *tuuŋ (LaPolla, 1987)...
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ? Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *g-tam ⪤ *g-dam (Matisoff, STEDT) *g-tam ~ g-dam to talk, to speak Old Chinese: 談／谈 (*l'aːm (ZS), “to talk...
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ? Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *l-(t)jam ⪤ *l-(d)jam (Matisoff, STEDT; LaPolla, 1987; Benedict, 1972) This root combines two separate meanings...
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ? Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *na-(n/t) (Matisoff, STEDT); *na (Benedict, 1972; Weidert, 1987; Michailovsky, 1991); *na (*A) (Coblin, 1986)...
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *shwiʔ (Coblin, 1986) Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *s-hywəy-t (Matisoff, STEDT); *s-hwiy (Benedict, 1972); *(s-)h(y)wə[ː]y (French, 1983);...
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ? Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *s-ləy-t ⪤ *s-rəy-t (Matisoff, STEDT); *s-liy (Benedict, 1972; LaPolla, 1987); *(s-)ləy (Chou, 1972); *(s-)ləy...
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *s-twak (STEDT) This root is well-attested in Lolo-Burmese and other branches of the family however in some languages it has been specialized...
Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *tyik ⪤ *tyak (LaPolla, 1987); *gtyik (Coblin, 1986); *tyɑk (Chou, 1972) Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *tyak ⪤ g-t(y)ik (Matisoff, STEDT);...