Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/s-nak

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *nək ⪤ Cnək, *nes ~ nyes (Coblin, 1986)
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *s-nak (Matisoff, STEDT; LaPolla, 1987)

May be a descendant of, from assimilation of the root initial (in place of articulation) by the prefix *s-.

Adjective

 * 1) black
 * 2) evil

Descendants

 * Old Chinese: ;
 * Middle Chinese: ,
 * Modern Mandarin
 * Beijing: ),
 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written, ,
 * Tangut-Qiang
 * rGyalrongic
 * Burmish
 * Maruic
 * Burmic
 * Written
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi:
 * Central Loloish
 * Naic:
 * Naish:
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi:
 * Central Loloish
 * Naic:
 * Naish:
 * Naish: