Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/s/p-wa

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *s-wa ⪤ *p-wa (Matisoff, STEDT); *s-wa (Weidert, 1987; Benedict, 1972; Michailovsky, 1991)

There appears to be no Chinese reflex. Chinese is from, and  is etymologically unclear. There is yet another root.

Noun

 * 1) tooth

Descendants

 * Jingpho-Luish:
 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written
 * East Bodish:
 * Newaric
 * Sal
 * Bodo-Garo
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish
 * Written
 * Loloish
 * (Bradley, 1979)
 * Central Loloish
 * Lolopo (Yao'an):
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish
 * Written
 * Loloish
 * (Bradley, 1979)
 * Central Loloish
 * Lolopo (Yao'an):