Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/s-nəj

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *nyiʔ (Coblin, 1986)
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *niy ~ nəy (Chou, 1972; LaPolla, 1987); *niy (Benedict, 1972; Weidert, 1987); *nəy (Matisoff, 2003); *s-nəy (STEDT)

Noun

 * 1) sun
 * 2) day

Descendants

 * Old Chinese:
 * Middle Chinese:


 * Modern Mandarin
 * Beijing: (rì, )
 * Cantonese
 * Guangzhou:
 * Wu
 * Shanghai: (colloquial),  (literary)
 * Min
 * Min Nan
 * Taiwan:
 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written
 * East Bodish:
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Burmish
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * (Luangthongkum, 2013)
 * Central
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * (Luangthongkum, 2013)
 * Central
 * (Luangthongkum, 2013)
 * Central
 * Central
 * Central
 * Central
 * Central