Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/zrjaŋ ~ rjaŋ

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *zryaŋ ⪤ *ryaŋ (Matisoff, STEDT); *źraŋ, *ryaŋ (Benedict, 1972); *źrɑŋ (Chou, 1972)

Noun

 * 1) uncle, superior

Descendants

 * Old Chinese:  (B-S),  (ZS) ("old man")
 * Middle Chinese:
 * Modern Mandarin
 * Beijing: (zhàng, )
 * Cantonese
 * Guangzhou:
 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written (>, , )
 * Ladakhi–Balti
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * Burmish
 * Written
 * Written