Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/m-dzjwaj

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *m-dzyway (Matisoff, STEDT); *m-jway (Matisoff, 1985)

Chinese, listed by Matisoff (STEDT) as a reflex, is probably not related. Other roots for "tooth":,.

Noun

 * 1) tooth, tusk

Descendants

 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written
 * Tangut-Qiang
 * rGyalrongic
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish
 * Written
 * Loloish
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan): (> )
 * Yi (Liangshan): (> )