Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/g-ləj

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *g-ləy (Matisoff, STEDT; Mortensen, 2012); *g-liy (Weidert, 1987)

Noun

 * 1) wind

Descendants

 * Tangut-Qiang
 * rGyalrongic
 * possibly Situ:
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese: *s/ʔ-ləy¹ (Matisoff, 2003)
 * Burmish
 * Written
 * (Bradley, 1979)
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Lisu (Southern): (> )
 * Karenic: (Jones, 1961)