Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/t/duŋ

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *t/duŋ ⪤ *ts(y)uːŋ (Matisoff, STEDT); *tsyuːŋ (Benedict, 1972) (later revised to *tuːŋ); *tuuŋ (LaPolla, 1987)

Secondary affricativisation conditioned by medial /-u-/ occurred in many cases, a phenomenon reminiscent of modern Japanese. The original initial was a plain or perhaps palatalised (?) plosive.

Noun

 * 1) navel
 * 2) centre

Descendants

 * (B-S), (ZS) ;   (B-S),  (ZS) ;   (B-S),  (ZS)
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 * Beijing:,  ,
 * Guangzhou-Hong Kong:,  ,
 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish