Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/k-r-pʷat

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *k-r-pʷat (Matisoff, STEDT; Mortensen, 2012); *r-pat (Benedict, 1972; LaPolla, 1987); *r-pat ⪤ *p-wat ⪤ *k-r-wat (Matisoff, 1985)

Noun

 * 1) leech

Descendants

 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written (as in ),
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese: (Matisoff, 2003)
 * Burmish
 * (perhaps also ? According to Marrison (1967), Benedict (1972), LaPolla (1987) etc.)
 * (Bradley, 1979)
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Sal
 * Bodo-Garo
 * possibly Garo
 * (Luangthongkum, 2013)
 * Khomic
 * Khomic
 * Khomic