Reconstruction:Proto-Hmong-Mien/hnrəaŋᴴ

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This Proto-Hmong-Mien 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-Hmong-Mien[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare 餉 (OC *n̥aŋ(ʔ)-s). Often considered to be borrowed by Chinese from Hmong-Mien, rather than vice versa (van Driem).

Noun[edit]

*hnrəaŋᴴ

  1. rice (cooked)

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN.
  • Chen, Qiguang (陈其光) (2013) Miao Yao yuwen (苗瑶语文), Beijing: Minzu chubanshe (民族出版社), →ISBN
  • Mao, Zongwu (毛宗武) (2004) Yaozu Mianyu fangyan yanjiu (瑤族勉语方言研究), Beijing: Minzu chubanshe (民族出版社)
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