Reconstruction analysis
Intermediate reconstructions
Connections
Notes
This etymon is a prime example of the alternation between labial stop and semi-vowel, motivating the reconstruction of an “extrusional” proto-cluster pʷ. Cf. Matisoff 2000, “An extrusional approach to *p-/w- variation in Sino-Tibetan.” Language and Linguistics (Taipei) 1.2:135-186.
Several Tibetan dialects (e.g. Alike, Amdo Zeku, Xiahe) have developed initial h- in this word; some Naga languages have gone further, and have zero-initial. The development of *p- to h- is also characteristic of Japanese; Irish aithir from PIE pətér has gone the whole way from p- to zero.
Chinese comparandum
豝 OC *pɑ̊, GSR #39d ‘sow, pig’; Coblin 86:117 ST *pr̵wag > OC *prag; B & S 2011: *pˁra; Mand. bā.
Comment: Cf. STC, p. 189, note 488.
Reflexes & cognates958 reflexes · 51 subgroups
0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1
0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)9
1.1.1.2Eastern Tani1
1.2Kuki-Chin1
1.2.1.1Northern Chin11
1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin12
1.2.2Central Chin7
1.2.3Maraic1
1.2.4“Old Kuki”1
1.3“Naga” Areal Group1
1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)11
1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group11
1.3.3Zeme Group8
1.3.4Tangkhulic12
1.4Meithei1
1.5Mikir [Karbi]4
1.7.1Bodo-Garo1
1.7.1.1Bodo2
1.7.1.2Garo4
1.7.1.3Koch4
1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1
1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte4
1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang8
1.7.3.1Jingpho22
1.7.3.2Asakian2
2.1.2Bodic23
2.1.2.1Tibetan85
2.1.4Tamangish5
2.2Newar7
2.3Kiranti1
2.3.1Eastern Kiranti11
2.3.2Southern Kiranti11
2.3.3Central Kiranti5
2.3.4Western Kiranti6
2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang10
3.1Tangut1
3.2Qiangic134
3.3rGyalrongic13
3.3.1rGyalrong32
4Nungic30
6.1Lolo-Burmese2
6.1.1Burmish102
6.1.2Loloish4
6.1.2.1Northern Loloish104
6.1.2.2Central Loloish102
6.1.2.3Southern Loloish51
6.2Naxi35
7Karenic43
These Karenic forms reflect a secondary dental prefix (cf. the anomalous Karenic forms for #1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n DOG).
The second element in the Karenic word for WILD BOAR is from #2453 PTB *m-l(e/ə)y EARTH / COUNTRY / GROUND / MUD / SOIL.
8Bai22
The initial dentals in these Baic forms are similar to the first element in Tamangic and Karenic, suggesting a prefixal dental, something like *d-wak.
9.0.1Old Chinese3
9.0.2Middle Chinese1
Cite this entry
*pʷak ‘PIG’.https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1006BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1006,
title = {{*pʷak 'PIG'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1006},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1006}
}