Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/dzjuk ~ tsjuk

This Proto-Sino-Tibetan 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-Sino-Tibetan

Etymology

• Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
  • Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *dzyuk ⪤ *tsyuk (Matisoff, STEDT)

This root is primarily attested in the Lolo-Burmese branch of Sino-Tibetan. According to Matisoff's reconstruction, the semantic range of PTB *dzyuk ~ *tsyuk varies from vagina, vulva to mouth, lip.

Noun

*dzjuk ~ tsjuk

1. vagina, vulva
2. mouth, lip

Descendants

• Tangut-Qiang
  • Northern Tangut
    • Tangut: 𗼹 (*dźjwo², “vagina, cave”)
• Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
  • Lolo-Burmese:

    *dźuk (“vagina”) (Benedict, 1972)

    • Burmish
      • Achang (Xiandao): /cuʔ⁵⁵/
      • Burmese: စောက်ဖုတ် (caukhput, “vagina”); စောက်ပတ် (caukpat, “vulva”)
    • Loloish
      • Nasu: /tʂo̠²¹ pi̠²¹/

See also

• *b(j)et (“vagina”)
• *pu (“vagina”)
• *s-tu (“vagina, vulva”)
• *si(ŋ/k) (“vagina”)