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STEDT #1764

*d-kʷəy-n

DOG
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*kwiː ‘DOG’JS-HCST: 90
Kuki-Chin*ʔuy ‘DOG’PKC #476
Central Naga (Ao Group)*khjəj ‘DOG’PCN #104
Tangkhulic*hwɨ ‘DOG’DRM#392
Northern Naga/Konyakian*kuəy (kreːŋ) ‘DOG’WTF p.479
Lolo-Burmese*kʷəy² ‘DOG’
Karenic*thwíʔ ‘DOG’
Karenic*thwiᴮ ‘DOG’TL#87
Karenic*thwiᴮmiᴬ ‘FOX, WOLF’TL#125

Connections

HPTB*d-kʷəy-n ‘dog’pp. 20, 23, 24, 62, 96, 141, 196, 201, 448

Notes

Interesting reflexes of this etymon with labiovelar initial include the labial-initial Lahu form, the dental-initial Karenic forms, and the zero-initial Chin forms, the last two of which indicate that the velar-initial was sometimes treated as a prefix.

The nasal suffix is reconstructed on the basis of the Chinese comparandum.

Chinese comparandum

Two Chinese forms are considered to descend from this etymon:

OC *ku, GSR #108d; B & S 2011: *Cə.kˁroʔ {Cə.[k]ˁroʔ}; Mand. gǒu
OC *k’iwən, GSR #479a-d; B & S 2011: *kʷʰˁenʔ {[k]ʷʰˁ[e][n]ʔ}; Mand. quǎn.

OC *ku reflects the unsuffixed root, while OC *k’iwən bears the “collective” nasal suffix.

Reflexes & cognates734 reflexes · 57 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)9

*Tibeto-Burmand-kʷəy-n ‘dog’Mortensen 12 Tk
*Tibeto-Burmankwiy=*kwəy ⪤ **d-k-wiy ‘dog’LaPolla 87: 13

1.1.1Tani1

1.1.1.1Western Tani56

Apataniaprefix-ki ‘dog’Sun J 93 HCST
Apataniàprefix- ‘dog’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniaprefix-ki ‘dog’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniàprefix- aprefix-simorpheme ‘bamboo cage for dogs’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniàprefix- áprefix-morpheme ‘puppy’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniàprefix- dumorpheme-lamorpheme ‘stick for driving away dogs’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniàprefix- -bomorpheme ‘dog (male)’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniàprefix- morpheme-laŋ#6137 PTani *lɯŋ ‘RED’ ‘dog (brown)’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniàprefix- prefix-pu#6097 PTani *pu(n/ŋ) ‘WHITE’ ‘dog (white)’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniàprefix- morpheme-morpheme ‘dog’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniaprefix-ki-aprefix-tumorpheme ‘puppy’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatani-bomorpheme ‘dog (male)’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniki-bomorpheme ‘dog (male)’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniki-bomorpheme-ki-lomorpheme ‘puppy’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniki-čuŋmorpheme ‘puppy’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniki-nɯːmorpheme ‘dog (male)’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniñumorpheme-ruːmorpheme ɯmorpheme-ki ‘wolf’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniəprefix-ki ‘dog’Sun J 93 HCST
Bengniɯprefix-či ‘dog’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniɯprefix-ki pumorpheme v‘bark’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokar(iprefix-kiː) čeːmorpheme v‘bark’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokariprefix kiː n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.24
Bokariprefix-kiː ‘dog’Sun J 93 HCST
Bokariprefix-kiː ‘dog’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarkiːmenmorpheme n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.24
Bokar Lhobaiprefix kiː ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.51
Galo`iprefixkii n.‘dog’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`kiibomorpheme n.‘dog (male)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`kiicuumorpheme n.‘puppy (dog)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`kiileemorpheme n.‘dog (sacrificial)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`kiimenmorpheme n.‘dog (hunting)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`kiimenmorpheme n.‘hunting dog’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`kiitɨrmorpheme n.‘pack (of dogs)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galoiprefix -bomorpheme ‘dog’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Galoiprefix -cumorpheme ‘pup’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Miri, Hilliprefixki ‘dog’Simon 76 Miri
Nishingiprefix ‘dog’Das Gupta 69 Daf
Nishing-bumorpheme ‘dog (male)’Das Gupta 69 Daf
Taginiprefix ‘dog’Das Gupta 83 Tag
Taginiprefix-asuffix paɟammorpheme-tomorpheme ‘Patted the dog’Das Gupta 83 Tag
Taginyamorphememorpheme-morpheme ɯprefix ‘black dog’Das Gupta 83 Tag

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani7

Damuʔaprefix-keː ‘dog’Sun J 93 Tani
Damuʔaprefix-keː pyomorpheme v‘bark’Sun J 93 Tani
Milangaprefixke ‘dog’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangaprefixke aɟimorpheme ‘dog (female)’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangaprefixke kebumorpheme ‘dog (male)’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangke-yumorpheme ‘puppy’Tayeng 76 Mil

1.2.1.1Northern Chin10

Tiddimui¹ sa¹morpheme siam¹morpheme ‘hunting dog’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1916
Tiddimˊʔwiː n‘dog’Henderson 65 TidC

1.3“Naga” Areal Group2

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)20

Ao (Chungli)prefix-zə¹ n.‘dog’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.298
Ao (Chungli)aprefix ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)³aprefix¹zɯ ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 269
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[a]prefix-ji n.‘dog (domestic)’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagafə³-roʔ³morpheme n.‘dog’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.104
Lotha Nagafhurrosuffix ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Lotha Nagarosuffix ‘dog’Murry 78: 34
Lotha Nagafə̄suffix ‘dog’Acharya 75
Sangtamzamorpheme ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Yimchungrü(²)kiʔ¹numorpheme ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 269
Yimchungrükhinumorpheme ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group8

Angami Naga²teprefix⁵fɯ ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 269
Angami (Khonoma)teprefix ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)teprefix ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokriprefixshi ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Khezhaeprefixtsü ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Ntenyiaprefix ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Rengmateprefixnhyi ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]aprefixtsü ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.1Bodo4

Dimasasisamorpheme ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Kokborokšəy ‘dog’Tripuri 88

1.7.1.2Garo1

1.7.1.4Deori2

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern Nagakuəy (kreːŋ) ‘dog’French 83: 479

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte11

Nocte²hu(ʔ) ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 27
Tangsa¹hi(ʔ) ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 269
Tangsa (Moshang)gui henmorpheme ‘dog’French 83: 479
Tangsa (Moshang)gui henmorpheme krumorpheme ‘bitch’French 83: 486
Tangsa (Moshang)guihenmorpheme ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangsa (Yogli)hi khenmorpheme ‘dog’French 83: 479
Tangsa (Yogli)hikhengmorpheme ‘dog’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho13

Jiliprefixkwi ‘dog’LaPolla 87: 13
Jiliprefixkwi ‘dog’Benedict 72 STC: 159
Jingphokui³¹ ‘dog’Liu 84

1.7.3.2Asakian2

Sakməlíŋmorphemekvu ‘wolf’Huziwara 08 Sak: 304-11

2.1.1Western Himalayish7

Baramaprefixkja ‘dog’Kansakar 10 Baram: 95
Kanauricamorpheme kŭī n‘dog (large Tibetan)’Bailey 11
Kanauriku chaṅtsmorpheme ‘puppy’Bailey 11
Kanaurikŭī n‘dog’Bailey 11

2.1.2.1Tibetan51

Tibetan (Alike)tɕhə ləkmorpheme dzəmorpheme n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.05
Tibetan (Alike)tɕhə ɣəmorpheme n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.05
Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)tɕʰə-morpheme ‘dog’Sun J 85 Amdo: 194
Tibetan (Balti)kʰipʰru· ‘puppy’Rangan 75: 56
Tibetan (Balti)kʰimo·morpheme ‘bitch’Rangan 75: 54
Tibetan (Batang)tɕhɪ⁵³ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.03
Tibetan (Batang)xha⁵⁵morphemetɕhɪ⁵³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.03
Tibetan (Lhasa)chip⁵⁵tɕaŋ⁵⁵#6051 PTB *s-pjaŋ ‘WILD DOG’PTani *pjaŋ ‘WILD DOG’ n‘jackal’This form has apparently been meta-analyzed from an earlier chi⁵⁵ ptɕaŋ⁵⁵.Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0323.02
Tibetan (Lhasa)chi⁵⁵ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.02
Tibetan (Lhasa)ɕə⁵⁵morphemechi⁵⁵ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.02
Tibetan (Spiti)kʰítukmorpheme ‘pup’Sharma, S.R. 79 Sp
Tibetan (Written)ḥkʻyɑ́mmorpheme-kʻyi ‘dog (vagrant)’Jäschke 1881
Tibetan (Written)khyi.gumorpheme (?) ‘dog’Sun J 85 TbGl: 194
Tibetan (Written)kʻyi ‘dog (mad)’Jäschke 1881
Tibetan (Written)kʻyi-brúmorpheme ‘dog (vicious, biting)’Jäschke 1881
Tibetan (Written)kʻyi-gumorpheme ‘puppy’Jäschke 1881
Tibetan (Written)kʻyi-pʻomorpheme ‘dog (male)’Jäschke 1881
Tibetan (Written)kʻyi-smyónmorpheme-morpheme ‘dog (mad)’Jäschke 1881
Tibetan (Written)liŋsmorpheme-kʻyi ‘hound’Jäschke 1881
Tibetan (Xiahe)tɕhə ɣəmorpheme n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.04
Tibetan (Xiahe)xhamorpheme tɕhə n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.04

2.1.3Lepcha2

Lepchakajú n.‘dog’Plaisier 07 Lepcha
Lepchakajútângmorpheme n.‘fat male dog’Plaisier 07 Lepcha

2.2Newar4

Newar (Kathmandu)khicamorpheme ‘dog’Genetti 90 Kath
Newarkhimorpheme ‘dog (Canis familiaris)’Genetti 90 NeQ2
Newar (Dolakhali)khiramorpheme ‘dog’Genetti 90 Dola
Newarkhymorpheme ‘dog’Hale 73 CSD: 01.021

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti7

Limbu[khyaː-bamorpheme-ʔ]morpheme ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 161
Limbu[koːcuʔ]morpheme ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 161
Limbukhi-amorpheme ‘dog’Benedict 72 STC: 159
Limbukhyaːbamorpheme ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 135
Limbukoːcuʔmorpheme ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 135
Limbukoːtsoːmorpheme ‘dog’Michailovsky 89 Lm
Yamphuhuʔwasuffix n‘dog’Rutgers 98: 540.12

2.3.2Southern Kiranti2

Bantawakutiwamorpheme ‘dog’Rai 85 BnDs
Chamlingkhipamorpheme ‘dog’Winter 85

2.3.3Central Kiranti3

Dumikhiːbumorpheme ‘dog, hound’Driem 93 Dumi
Dumikhiːmorpheme ‘dog, hound’Driem 93 Dumi
Dumisambɨmorpheme-khiːmorpheme ‘Tibetan mastiff, <dog>’Driem 93 Dumi

2.3.4Western Kiranti6

Bahingkhli-tśamorpheme ‘dog’Benedict 72 STC: 159
Hayuumorphemeri ‘dog’Benedict 72 STC: 159
Hayuʊːmorphemeri n‘dog’Michailovsky 89 H2: 84.33
Sunwarkucummorpheme ‘dog’Hale 73 CSD: 01.021
Thulungkhleyamorphemeliu#1322 PTB *s-k-lu ‘TOOTH’ ‘tooth (canine)’Allen 75
Thulungkutiuma ‘puppy dog’Allen 75

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang16

Chepangkuyʔ.ganmorpheme.thimorpheme n.‘plant (sp.), shrub with large green leaves, flower curled like a mating dog’Caughley 00 Chepang
Chepangkuyʔ.hawhmorpheme.bənmorpheme n.‘grass (sp.), smells like a panting dog’Caughley 00 Chepang
Khamkahyuːmorpheme ‘eyetooth’Watters 89 KhQ

3.1Tangut1

3.2Qiangic57

Ersutʂho⁵⁵ ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.18
Lyuzutɕhu⁵⁵ (lu̵⁵³morpheme) n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.18
Lyuzuȵi³³#6026 PTB *na ‘DOG’tʂæ⁵³morpheme (/ sæ³³morpheme) tɕhu⁵³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.18
Namuyitʂhɿ³³ ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.19
Namuyihĩ⁵⁵morphemetʂhɿ⁵³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.46
Namuyitʂhɿ³¹ (lu̵³¹Tibetan loanwordsu̵⁵³) n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.46
Pumi (Jiulong)khi⁵⁵ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.10
Pumi (Taoba)khɯ³⁵dʐa³⁵morpheme ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.10
Qiang (Longxi)khù ‘11th earthly branch (dog)’[Source note] calque (Evans 1999).Evans 99 Qiang: 1114
Qiang (Longxi)khù ‘dog, hound’Evans 99 Qiang: 358
Qiang (Longxi)khù bùmorpheme lámorpheme ‘puppy’Evans 99 Qiang: 361
Qiang (Longxi)khù dòmorpheme ‘dog (male)’Evans 99 Qiang: 359
Qiang (Longxi)khù miàmorpheme ‘dog (female)’Evans 99 Qiang: 360
Qiang (Longxi)khù ɕỳmorpheme ‘dog (male)’Evans 99 Qiang: 359
Qiang (Longxi)khù-ɕímorpheme-mù̥morpheme ‘hunter [dog-fang-AGT]’Evans 99 Qiang: 243
Qiang (Mawo)khuə n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.08
Qiang (Mawo)khuə dʑɛmorpheme n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.08
Qiang (Mawo)khuɛ tɕɪmorpheme n‘prison’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0068.08
Qiang (Mianchi)khuà làmorpheme tsúmorpheme ‘puppy’Evans 99 Qiang: 361
Qiang (Mianchi)khuè-tɕímorpheme ‘prison [dog-home/room]’Evans 99 Qiang: 88
Qiang (Mianchi)khuè-χómorpheme-mùsuffix ‘hunter [dog-hunt-AGT]’Evans 99 Qiang: 243
Qiang (Mianchi)khuɛ̀ ‘11th earthly branch (dog)’[Source note] calque (Evans 1999).Evans 99 Qiang: 1114
Qiang (Mianchi)khuɛ̀ dʐúmorpheme ‘dog (male)’Evans 99 Qiang: 359
Qiang (Mianchi)khuɛ̀ miàmorpheme ‘dog (female)’Evans 99 Qiang: 360
Qiang (Mianchi)sèmorpheme (khuɛ́) ‘jackal’Evans 99 Qiang: 400
Qiang (Mianchi)χómorpheme-khuè ‘hound [hunt-dog]’Evans 99 Qiang: 362
Queyu (Xinlong)ʃe³³morphemetʃhi⁵⁵ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.13
Queyu (Xinlong)ʃprefixtʃhi⁵⁵ n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.13
Xumidiɛ⁵⁵ ‘fox’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 132.20
Xumikhuɛ⁵³ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.17
Xumitɕi⁵⁵morphemekhuɛ³³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.17
Xumiʂõ⁵⁵morphemekhuɛ³³ n‘jackal’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0323.17

3.3rGyalrongic2

Daofu tamorpheme n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.12
Ergong (Danba) tamorpheme ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.14

4Nungic18

Nungdɛ³¹gɹɿ⁵⁵ n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.21
Anongdɛ³¹gɹɿ⁵⁵ ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.44
Rawanggi³¹ loŋ³¹morpheme ‘hunting dog’LaPolla 03: 332
Rawangkhɯ³¹ ɑ⁵³morpheme ‘jackal’LaPolla 03: 369
Anongtəgi ‘dog’LaPolla 87: 13
Nungɕɑ³¹morphemekuɑn⁵³morphemedɯ³¹gi⁵³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.21
Rawangəprefixgi³¹ ‘dog’LaPolla 03: 331
Dulongdɯ³¹gɯi⁵⁵ n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.20
Dulongdɯ³¹gɯi⁵⁵ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.20
Trung [Dulong]dɯ³¹gɯi⁵⁵ ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.46
Dulongɕɑ⁵⁵morphemekuɑt⁵⁵morphemedɯ³¹gɯi⁵⁵ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.20
Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)dɯ³¹ gɯi⁵⁵ ‘dog’LaPolla 87: 13
Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)dɯ³¹ gi⁵⁵ ‘dog’LaPolla 87: 13
Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)dɯ³¹gi⁵⁵ ‘dog’Sun H 82 Dul

5Tujia1

Tujia (Southern)tshe⁵⁵ ‘dog’Tian 86

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

6.1.1Burmish77

Achang (Lianghe)khui³¹ ‘dog’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)kui³¹ (n̥ək⁵⁵) n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.28
Achang (Longchuan)pum⁵⁵morphemexui³¹ n‘wolf’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0324.28
Achang (Longchuan)pum⁵⁵morphemexui³¹ ‘wolf’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 130.41
Achang (Luxi)khui⁵⁵ ‘dog’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Luxi)ɔm⁵¹morphemekhui³⁵ ‘wolf’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Xiandao)fui³¹ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.29
Achang (Xiandao)pum⁵⁵morphemefui³¹ n‘wolf’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0324.29
Bola (Luxi)khui³⁵ (tɛ̃⁵⁵morphemevɛʔ⁵⁵morpheme) n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.32
Bola (Luxi)mjaŋ⁵⁵morphemekhui³⁵ n‘wolf’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0324.32
Bola (Luxi)ʃă⁵⁵morphemekhɛʔ⁵⁵morphemekhui³⁵ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.32
Burmese (Rangoon)khwe⁵⁵ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.27
Burmese (Rangoon)khwe⁵⁵ɑ⁵³morpheme n‘jackal’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0323.27
Burmese (Rangoon)mje²²morphemekhwe⁵⁵ n‘fox’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0325.27
Burmese (Rangoon)ɑ⁵³morphememɛ⁵⁵morphemelɑiʔ⁴morphemekhwe⁵⁵ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.27
Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)mje²²morphemekhwe⁵⁵ ‘fox’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 132.40
Burmese (Written)khwe:amorpheme ‘jackal’Marrison 67 Naga
Burmese (Written)khwe³ɑ¹morpheme n‘jackal’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0323.26
Burmese (Written)mre²morphemekhwe³ ‘fox’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 132.39
Burmese (Written)tomorphemekhwe: ‘wolf’Marrison 67 Naga
Burmese (Written)ɑ¹morphememɑi³morphemelok⁴morphemekhwe³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.26
Hpun (Northern)prefixkhwìʼ ‘dog’Henderson 86 Hpun
Hpun (Northern)wéɪmorpheme khwì ‘dog (wild)’Henderson 86 Hpun
Langsu (Luxi)lə̆³¹morphemekha³⁵ n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.31
Langsu (Luxi)lə̆³¹morphemekha³⁵ (tsəŋ³¹morpheme) n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.31
Langsu (Luxi)mjaŋ³¹morphemekha³⁵ n‘jackal’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0323.31
Langsu (Luxi)mjaŋ³¹morphemekha³⁵ n‘wolf’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0324.31
Leqi (Luxi)khui⁵⁵ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.33
Marmakhéwagyámorpheme ‘wolf’Huziwara 08 Sak: 304-11
Maru [Langsu]lamorphemekhā ‘dog’Weidert 87 TBTo: 269
Maru [Langsu]lə̆³¹morphemekha³⁵ ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.43
Maru [Langsu]mjaŋ³¹morphemekha³⁵ ‘wolf’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 130.43
Atsi [Zaiwa]khui²¹ (tsan⁵¹morpheme) n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.30
Atsi [Zaiwa]mjiŋ⁵¹morphemekhui²¹ ‘wolf’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 130.42
Atsi [Zaiwa]ʃo²¹morphemekhat⁵¹morphemekhui²¹ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.30

6.1.2Loloish3

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish51

Laloáprefix-khə̀ ‘dog’Björverud 94
Nusu (Northern)khui⁵⁵ ‘dog’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Southern)khui⁵⁵ ‘dog’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Southern)liõ³¹morphemekhui⁵⁵ ‘fox’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Central)lio³¹morphemekhui⁵⁵ n‘fox’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0325.34
Nusu (Bijiang)liu³¹morphemekhui⁵⁵ ‘fox’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 132.45
Nusu (Central)ʂa⁵⁵morphemetɕɔ̃³³morphemekhui⁵⁵ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.34
Yi (Dafang)tɕhy³³ȵi⁵⁵ ‘wolf’also contains *namorphemeSun H 91 ZMYY: 130.22
Yi (Liangshan)khɯ²¹zɯ³³morpheme ‘dog, puppy; puppy’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)khɯ³³mu³³morpheme ‘dog, hunting’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)khɯ³³vu³³morpheme ‘dog, rabid’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)khɯ³³vɛ³³morpheme ‘dog, hunting’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)la⁵⁵morphemekhɯ³³ ‘dog, guard’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)zɿ⁵⁵morphemekhɯ³³ ‘dog, hunting’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)ʂɯ³⁴morphemekhɯ³³ ‘dog, hunting; hunting dog’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Mile)tɕhi²¹vi³³morpheme; tʂhɛ̱²¹lɛ̱²¹morpheme ‘wolf’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 130.25
Yi (Nanhua)tʂhᴀ̱²¹lᴀ̱²¹morpheme; vi³³morpheme ‘wolf’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 130.24
Yi (Nanjian)ɑ⁵⁵prefixkhɯ²¹ ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.23
Yi (Weishan)khɯ²¹ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.36
Yi (Weishan)tʂhɿ⁵⁵morphemedʐu̪²¹morphemeɑ⁵⁵morphemekhɯ²¹ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.36
Yi (Weishan)ɑ⁵⁵prefixkhɯ²¹ n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.36
Yi (Wuding)tɕhi³³ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.38
Yi (Wuding)ʂɯ³³morphemetɕhi³³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.38
Yi (Xide)khɯ³³ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.35
Yi (Xide)ʂɯ³³morphemekhɯ³³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish57

Jinuo (Youle)khɤ⁴⁴jo⁴⁴morpheme ‘dog’Gai 86
Jinuokhɯ³³jo³³morpheme ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.34
Jinuokhɯ⁴⁴jo⁴⁴morpheme n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.44
Jinuokhɯ⁴⁴ka⁵⁵morpheme n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.44
Kucongphɯ31 ‘dog’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahu (Lancang)phɯ⁵³ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.43
Lahu (Lancang)xɛ³³morphemephɯ⁵³ n‘jackal’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0323.43
Lahu (Lancang)ɕɑ¹¹morphemeɣɑ²¹morphemephɯ⁵³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.43
Lahu (Yellow)phɯ³ ‘zodiac year (Dog)’Chang 86
Lahu (Yellow)phɯ³ ‘dog’Chang 86
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹gaʔ²¹morpheme ‘hunting dog’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹khɔʔ²¹morpheme ‘fiery dog’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹ma³³morpheme ‘bitch’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹ma³³morphememɤ⁴⁴morpheme ‘infertile bitch’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹mæ³⁵morpheme ‘mad dog’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹na⁴⁴#6026 PTB *na ‘DOG’hɤ³³morpheme ‘mangy dog (curse for dog, also a dog disease)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹na⁵⁵morpheme ‘spayed dog’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹ni³⁵morphemetʃhɿʔ²¹morpheme ‘dark blue dog’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹pa⁵⁵morpheme ‘male dog’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹pha²¹morpheme ‘large male dog’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɤ²¹vu⁵⁵morpheme ‘leading dog (hound)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisukhɯ³¹ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.40
Lisukhɯ³¹gɑ̱³¹ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.40
Yi (Sani)tshz̊¹¹ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.39
Sani [Nyi]tsʰɥ¹¹ v̩¹¹morpheme mɑ³³morpheme ‘rabid dog’Ma 89 SanQ: 350.10
Yi (Sani)ɬæ⁴⁴morphemetɬɪ³³morphemetshz̊¹¹ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish29

Akha (Yunnan)àprefix khỳ ‘dog’Hansson 89 AHKP: 299
Akha (Thai)àprefixkhỳ ‘dog’Hansson 89 AHKP: 299
Bisukʰɯ̀ ‘dog’Bradley 9x Bisu
Hani (Lüchun)aprefix khỳ ‘dog’Hansson 89 AHKP: 299
Hani (Dazhai)a³¹prefixkhɯ³¹ ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.31
Hani (Lüchun)a³¹prefixkhɯ³¹ n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.41
Hani (Lüchun)khɯ³¹ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.41
Hani (Lüchun)sa³¹morphemele³¹morphemea³¹morphemekhɯ³¹ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.41
Hani (Gelanghe)a³¹prefixkhɯ³¹ ‘dog’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Wordlist)aqprefixkeeq ‘dog’Hansson 89 AHKP: 299
Hani (Shuikui)ɔ³¹prefixkhɯ³¹ ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.32
Hani (Mojiang)khɯ³¹ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.42
Hani (Mojiang)ɔ³¹prefixkhɯ³¹ n‘dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0289.42
Hani (Mojiang)ʃɔ³¹morphemelɛ³¹morphemeɔ³¹morphemekhɯ³¹ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.42
Mpikhɯ² ‘dog’Hansson 89 AHKP: 299
Mpikhɯ² ‘dog / word to chase away dogs’Srinuan 76
Mpikʰɯ² ‘dog’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 6
Silama55morpheme khɯ21 ‘dog’Kato 08 Lao: 110

6.2Naxi26

Laze (Xiangjiao)kʰɯ˧mie˥morpheme ‘she-dog’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 3811
Laze (Xiangjiao)ɖʐɯ˥morphemedze˥morpheme ɭɔ˩morpheme hĩ˩morpheme kʰɯ˧ ‘shepherd dog, collie’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 3815
Na (Yongning)kʰv˧bv˧˥morpheme ‘kennel, doghouse’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)kʰv˧ʂæ˧˥morpheme v.‘hunt (leading a dog)’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)kʰv˩mi˩morpheme ‘dog’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)kʰv˩tsɤ˩morphememi˧morpheme ‘she-dog’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)to˩morphemekʰv˩mi˧morpheme ‘male dog’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)tse˩morphemeʈʂʰv˩morpheme-kʰv˧ ‘derogatory term of address for a dog’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)tɕʰi˩morphemedi˩morphemekʰv˧mi˩morpheme ‘hunting dog, hound’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)tɕʰi˩morphemedi˩morphemekʰv˩˧ ‘hunting dog, hound’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)ũ˩morphemedv˧morpheme-kʰv˥mi˩morpheme ‘wolf-dog’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Naxidy⁵⁵morphemekhɯ³³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.45
Naxi (Yongning)khv³¹mi¹³morpheme ‘dog’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 119.29
Naxikhɯ³³ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.45
Naxikhɯ³³mu³³morpheme n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.45
Naxikhɯ³³ʂɚ²¹morpheme ‘hunt’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1230.45

7Karenic41

Root-initial *k- in #1764 PTB *d-kʷəy-n DOG reanalyzed as prefix, then replaced by t(h)- (cf. Karen tho̱⁵⁵ < #1006 PTB *pʷak PIG).

The second element in the Karenic compounds for FOX / WOLF seem to derive from #2453 PTB *m-l(e/ə)y EARTH / COUNTRY / GROUND / MUD / SOIL.

*Karen (TP)thwíq ‘dog’Jones 61: 31
*Karen (Pwo)thwíq ‘dog’Jones 61: 31
*Karenthwíq cf. PIG‘dog’Jones 61: 31
*Karen (Sgaw)thwíʔ ‘dog’Jones 61: 31
Bwethwi³³ ‘dog’Luangthongkum 13: 87
Karenthui³¹ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.50
Karenthui³¹hɔ³¹morphemekho³¹morpheme n‘fox’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0325.50
Kayahthwi¹¹ ‘dog’Luangthongkum 13: 87
Kayanthwi¹¹ ‘dog’Luangthongkum 13: 87
Kayan (Pekon)tʰwîhânmorpheme N‘dhole, wild dog [lit. dog-earth]’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayan (Pekon)tʰwîmyà̤morpheme N‘wild dog [lit. dog-forest]’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayawthi¹¹ ‘dog’Luangthongkum 13: 87
Pa-Othwí ‘dog’Solnit 89 PaO
Pa-Othwí ‘dog’Jones 61: 31
Palaychithwíq ‘dog’Jones 61: 31

8Bai11

Bai (Dali)k'ua 3/4 ‘dog (general)’Dell 81: 129
Bai (Dali)k'ua morpheme 33 ‘dog (f.)’Dell 81: 130
Bai (Dali)k'ua tomorpheme 36 ‘dog (m.)’Dell 81: 131
Bai (Jianchuan)kuɑ̃³³ n‘year of the dog’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0765.48
Bai (Jianchuan)tɕi̱²¹morphemesu̱²¹morphemekhuɑ̃³³ n‘hound’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0290.48

9.0.1Old Chinese7

Chinese (Old/Mid)kʻiwən/kʻiwɛn ‘dog’Chou 72: 479a-d
Chinese (Old/Mid)kʼiwən/kʼiwen: ‘dog’Karlgren 57 GSR: 479a-d
Chinese (Old)kʷhi/enʔ ‘dog’Baxter 92: 374

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1764, *d-kʷəy-n ‘DOG’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1764
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#159, HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1764,
  title  = {{*d-kʷəy-n 'DOG'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1764},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1764}
}