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STEDT #2136

*mey

FIRE
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlemeyinitialmrhymeeycoverM · W

Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*mə ‘FIRE’JS-HCST: 164
Kuki-Chin*may ‘FIRE’PKC #767
Central Naga (Ao Group)*mej(ʔ) ‘FIRE’PCN #054
Tangkhulic*mej ‘FIRE’DRM#402
Lolo-Burmese*s/ʔ-mey² ‘FIRE’
Karenic*hmeᴮ ‘FIRE’TL#114

Connections

HPTB*mey ‘fire’pp. 141, 205, 206, 217

Chinese comparandum

𤈦 OC *χmi̯wər, GSR #583e ‘burn’; B & S 2011: *m̥əjʔ; Mand. huǐ.
毀 OC *χi̯wɑ̆r, GSR #356a ‘demolish (by fire)’; B & S 2011: *m̥ajʔ {[m̥](r)ajʔ}; Mand. huǐ.
燬 OC *χi̯wɑ̆r, GSR #356b ‘fire (blazing)’; Coblin 86:79: ST **myəy ~ sməy/smyəy > OC *hmjərx; Mand. huǐ.
火 OC *χwɑ̂r, GSR #353a-c ‘fire’; Coblin 86:79: ST **myəy ~ sməy/smyəy > OC *hmərx; Mand. huǒ.

Reflexes & cognates526 reflexes · 35 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)5

1.1.1Tani1

1.1.1.1Western Tani111

Apataniàprefix-gomorpheme íprefix-mi ‘fireplace and nearby area’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanijaprefix-mu ‘fire’Sun J 93 HCST
Apatanijàprefix-mu ‘fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanijaprefix-mu ‘fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanijaprefix-mu brjomorpheme ‘extinguish’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanijaprefix-mu ljaʔmorpheme vt‘burn’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanijaprefix-mu ron ‘jungle burning’also contains *kaŋ, *romSun J 93 Tani
Apatanijaprefix◦m(u) mu-gomorpheme ‘hearth’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanijemmorpheme-mu-tumorpheme ‘fire-brand’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanilɯmorpheme-pamorpheme íprefix-mi ‘middle fireplace’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimu-geʔmorpheme ‘kindle’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimu-jumorpheme ‘ash’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimu-timorpheme ‘kindle’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimu-tumorpheme ‘half-burnt firewood’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimɯ-gemorpheme ‘bamboo tongs’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimɯ-gomorpheme ‘oven’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimɯ-jaŋmorpheme ‘tinder’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimɯ-mimorpheme ‘extinguish (fire)’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimɯ-pomorpheme ‘burning firewood’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimɯ-rimorpheme ‘charcoal’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanisumorpheme-pumorpheme mu-gomorpheme ‘brazier’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanitaprefix-wumorpheme japrefix-mu ‘firefly’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanitaprefix-wumorpheme japrefix-mu ‘glowworm’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniyaprefix-mu mu-gomorpheme ‘fireplace’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnimu-pukmorpheme ‘gun’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnimə-čakmorpheme n‘match’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnimɯ-lɯŋmorpheme ‘cinder’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnimɯ-riːmorpheme ‘charco’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnimɯ-sapmorpheme ‘tongs’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniɯprefix-mɯː ‘fire’Sun J 93 HCST
Bengniɯprefix-mɯː ‘fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniɯprefix-mɯː guː#6334 PTani *gu ‘BURN (v.i.)’-linmorpheme ‘catch fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniɯprefix-mɯː hi#6657 PTani *ɦiː ‘WARM ONESELF NEAR FIRE’ ‘warm oneself beside a fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniɯprefix-mɯː rikmorpheme ‘burn field (to get farmland)’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokar(əprefix-mə) gu#6334 PTani *gu ‘BURN (v.i.)’-ketmorpheme ‘catch fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokar(əprefix◦mə) rɯmorpheme ‘clear field by burning’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmə reːmorpheme n‘plant ash’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0063.24
Bokarmə ɕapmorpheme n‘tongs (fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0566.24
Bokarmə-čitmorpheme ‘sparkle’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmə-čiŋmorpheme ‘cinders’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmə-čiŋmorpheme ‘sparkle’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmə-pjomorpheme ‘ash (of burnt grass or wood)’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmə-reːmorpheme ‘charcoal’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmə-reːmorpheme ‘cinders’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmə-sapmorpheme ‘firetongs’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarəprefix mə n‘fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0018.24
Bokarəprefix mə rɯmorpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.24
Bokarəprefix-mə ‘fire’Sun J 93 HCST
Bokarəprefix-mə ‘fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarəprefix-mə rɯmorpheme ‘set fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokar Lhobamə ɕapmorpheme ‘chopsticks for fire’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 448.51
Bokar Lhobamə◦reːmorpheme ‘ashes’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 472.51
Bokar Lhobaəprefix mə ‘fire’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 45.51
Galo`mə◦bukmorpheme n.‘gun’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`mə◦cimorpheme n.‘flint’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`mə◦comorpheme n.‘ash’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`mə◦cɨɨmorpheme n.‘ember (matchlike)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`mə◦dormorpheme n.‘light’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`mə◦reemorpheme n.‘coal’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`mə◦reemorpheme n.‘ember’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`mə◦tuumorpheme n.‘firewood (burnt)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`əprefix◦mə n.‘fire’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`əprefix◦mə-`iikomorpheme n.‘hearth’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`əprefix◦mə-`louumorpheme n.‘firelight’GLDC 09 Galo
Galoeprefix◦mɤ ‘fire’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Galoeprefix◦mɤ-gumorpheme◦dorːmorpheme ‘flame’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Galorɯgɤmorpheme eprefix◦mɤ rumorpheme-namsuffix v‘setting fire to jungle’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Galorɯgɯmorpheme eprefix◦mɤ rumorpheme-namsuffix v‘setting fire to jungle’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Miri, Hillmɯ◦dɯmorpheme ‘striker [for flint]’Simon 76 Miri
Miri, Hillɤprefix◦m ‘fire’Simon 76 Miri
Nishingiprefix◦mí~eprefix◦mé ‘fire’Das Gupta 69 Daf
Tagineprefix◦mɤ ‘fire’Das Gupta 83 Tag
Tagineprefix◦mɤ gudomorpheme ‘Fire burns',’Das Gupta 83 Tag
Taginmɤ◦cumorpheme tayumorpheme ‘ash’Das Gupta 83 Tag
Taginmɤ◦rimorpheme ‘coal’Das Gupta 83 Tag

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani20

Padam [Abor]əprefix-mə ‘fire’Sun J 93 HCST
Damu(ʔaprefix-mɯ) manmorpheme-pamorpheme vt‘extinguish’Sun J 93 Tani
Damu(ʔaprefix-mɯ) ʔukmorpheme ‘catch fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Damumə-kimorpheme ‘snuff’Sun J 93 Tani
Damumɯ-kormorpheme ‘ashes’Sun J 93 Tani
Damumɯ-ɕamorpheme ‘fire-steel’Sun J 93 Tani
Damuʔaprefix-mɯ ‘fire’Sun J 93 Tani
Damuʔaprefix-mɯ ȵyːmorpheme-ramorpheme ‘torch’Sun J 93 Tani
Milangaprefix-mi rimorpheme-mimorpheme ‘setting fire to the jungles’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangaprefix◦mi ‘fire’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangmi-kolmorpheme ‘coal’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangmi-pimorpheme ‘ash’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangmi-siŋmorpheme ‘spark’Tayeng 76 Mil
Mishing [Miri]ɯprefix-mɯ rhyme! ‘fire’Sun J 93 HCST

1.2Kuki-Chin3

PKC has two homophonous roots, *may TAIL and FIRE. These are quite separate etymologically (#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray TAIL / PENIS vs. #2136 PTB *mey FIRE), although KVB (#794, #767) glosses certain forms with both English words.

1.2.2Central Chin16

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)56

Ao (Chungli)mi-apumorpheme v‘light (ignite)’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)mi¹lak¹morpheme n.‘flame’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Ao (Chungli)mi¹luŋ²morphemesaŋ²morpheme n.‘half-burned log’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Ao (Chungli)mi¹luŋ¹morpheme n.‘rising ashes (large, fiery)’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.205
Ao (Chungli)mi¹lən²morpheme n.‘lamp, torch’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Ao (Chungli)mi¹tsə²morpheme n.‘rising ashes (small)’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Ao (Chungli)mi◦sembongmorpheme ‘bellows’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)mi◦chembongmorpheme ‘bellows’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)mi◦zümorpheme n‘fire’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)mi n.‘fire (variant of məzəʔ)’Coupe 07 Ao
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)mi-lakmorpheme n.‘flame ('fire' + TERM)’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagami³-phoŋ³morpheme n.‘smoke’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Lotha Nagami³-pok²morpheme n.‘ashes’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Lotha Nagami³poŋ³morpheme n.‘torch (bamboo)’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Lotha Nagao¹prefix-miʔ³ n.‘fire’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.054
Lotha Nagami◦hamorpheme ‘charcoal’Marrison 67 Naga
Lotha Nagami◦pokmorpheme ‘ashes’Marrison 67 Naga
Lotha Nagaōprefix◦mì ‘fire’Acharya 75
Lotha Nagaoprefix◦mi n‘fire’Marrison 67 Naga
Lotha Nagaoprefix◦mi ‘fire’Murry 78: 45
Lotha Nagaoprefix◦mi-tsophenmorpheme ‘hearth’Marrison 67 Naga
Lotha Nagaoprefix◦mi◦kiphenmorpheme ‘lamp’Marrison 67 Naga
Lotha Nagaoprefix◦mi◦tsomorpheme v‘light (ignite)’Marrison 67 Naga
Lotha Naga¹oprefix³mi ‘fire’Weidert 87 TBTo: 143
Sangtammi◦changmorpheme n‘fire’Marrison 67 Naga
Sangtammi◦hamorpheme ‘charcoal’Marrison 67 Naga
Sangtammi◦thresingmorpheme ‘sulphur (brimstone)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group50

Angami (Khonoma)mi◦chimorpheme v‘light (ignite)’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)mi◦gemorpheme ‘ashes’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)mi◦pumorpheme ‘hearth’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)mi◦simorpheme ‘gun’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)mi◦sitsachelumorpheme ‘bullet’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)mi◦thumorpheme ‘torch’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)mi◦tubumorpheme ‘lamp’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)mi◦zhümorpheme ‘charcoal’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)mi◦boumorpheme ‘lamp’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)mi◦chümorpheme ‘extinguish’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)mi◦chümorpheme v‘light (ignite)’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)mi◦gemorpheme ‘ashes’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)mi◦pumorpheme ‘hearth’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)mi◦simorpheme ‘gun’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)mi◦sisimorpheme ‘bullet’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)mi◦tsiemorpheme ‘sulphur (brimstone)’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)mi◦tuboumorpheme ‘lamp’Marrison 67 Naga
Maooprefix◦mi n‘fire’Marrison 67 Naga
Maooprefix◦mi◦dzübvümorpheme ‘lamp’Marrison 67 Naga
Maooprefix◦mi◦matekopfomorpheme ‘torch’Marrison 67 Naga
Maooprefix◦mi◦tsumorpheme ‘sulphur (brimstone)’Marrison 67 Naga
Meluriaprefix◦mi n‘fire’Marrison 67 Naga
Ntenyiaprefix◦nyi n‘fire’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi n‘fire’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi ‘fire’Achumi 98: 4.1
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi nomorpheme pitimorpheme ‘burnt, be / scorched / charred (person or object) / sing’Achumi 98: 4.25
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi pinhemorpheme ‘extinguish / put out fire’Achumi 98: 4.26
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi shimorpheme ‘stoke a fire’Achumi 98: 4.211
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi-balumorpheme ‘ember / hot coal’Achumi 98: 4.14
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi-boboyimorpheme ‘blaze / burn brightly’Achumi 98: 4.22
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi-iqhamorpheme ‘bonfire’Achumi 98: 4.221
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi-kuchughemorpheme-ghemorpheme ‘smolder / glow’Achumi 98: 4.23
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi-kuqümorpheme vt‘kindle / set fire to’Achumi 98: 4.21
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi-mübamorpheme ‘spark’Achumi 98: 4.12
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi◦chimorpheme ‘smoke’Achumi 98: 4.13
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi◦khimorpheme ‘smoke’Achumi 98: 4.13
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi◦kufupumorpheme ‘bellows’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi◦sümorpheme v‘light (ignite)’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi◦tüghümorpheme ‘sulphur (brimstone)’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]aprefix◦mi◦yimorpheme ‘coal’Achumi 98: 7.6

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

2.1.2Bodic8

2.1.4Tamangish18

*TGTMᴬʰmje ‘fire’Mazaudon 78 Tam: 14
Gurungmi-klimorpheme ‘ashes’Matisoff 78 VSTB

2.3Kiranti1

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti8

2.3.3Central Kiranti1

Khaling'mik◦mōmorpheme n‘smoke’Hale 73 CSD: 01.081

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang6

3.2Qiangic109

Ersumɛ³³dʑi⁵⁵morpheme ‘fireplace’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 355.18
Ersumɛ³³ndzɿ³³morphemeji⁵⁵morpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.18
Ersumɛ⁵⁵ ‘fire’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 45.18
Ersumɛ⁵⁵ʂu⁵⁵morpheme ‘coal’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 44.18
Guiqiongmi³³zi⁵⁵morpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.17
Guiqiongmĩ³¹ta⁵⁵morpheme n‘fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0018.16
Guiqiongmi³¹zi⁵⁵morpheme n‘gunpowder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0640.16
Guiqiongmi⁵⁵ntɑ⁵⁵morphemekhø⁵⁵morpheme ‘warm (oneself) near fire’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 632.17
Guiqiongmɪ̃³³tɑ⁵³morpheme ‘fire’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 45.17
Lyuzu(me³³) tɕe⁵³morpheme v.‘warm oneself by (a fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1474.18
Lyuzume³³ sæ⁵³morpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.18
Lyuzume³³zɿ⁵³morpheme n‘gunpowder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0640.18
Muyamə³³zə⁵³morpheme n‘gunpowder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0640.15
Muyamə⁵³ to³³morphemelə̱⁵³morpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.15
Muyamə⁵³ tə⁵⁵morphemexə³³morpheme v.‘catch (fire) / be (on fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1789.15
Muya [Minyak]mɯ³⁵zɯ⁵⁵morpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.15
Namuyimi⁵⁵ ‘fire’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 45.19
Namuyimi⁵⁵tshɿ³³morpheme ‘coal’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 44.19
Namuyimi⁵⁵zɛ³³morpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.19
Namuyimi⁵³tɕhu³¹morpheme n‘torch’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0540.46
Namuyimi⁵⁵ luo³¹morphemenphu³⁵morpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.46
Namuyimi⁵⁵dʐɿ⁵⁵morpheme n‘charcoal (live)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0535.46
Namuyimi⁵⁵zæ³¹morpheme n‘gunpowder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0640.46
Pumi (Jiulong)(mɐ³⁵) ʂẽ⁵⁵morpheme v.‘warm oneself by (a fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1474.10
Pumi (Jiulong)mu⁵⁵zɿ⁵⁵morpheme n‘gunpowder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0640.10
Pumi (Jiulong)mɐ¹¹ thə¹¹morphemelə⁵⁵morpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.10
Pumi (Jiulong)mɐ¹¹phʐũ⁵⁵morpheme n‘tube (bamboo) for blowing on a fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0567.10
Pumi (Lanping)mɐ¹³dʒɑ̃u⁵⁵morpheme n‘tube (bamboo) for blowing on a fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0567.09
Pumi (Lanping)mɐ¹³pɑ⁵⁵morpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.09
Pumi (Lanping)mɐ¹³tsyi⁵⁵morpheme n‘tongs (fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0566.09
Pumi (Qinghua)mɐ¹³zi⁵⁵morpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.11
Pumi (Taoba)mɐ³⁵ze⁵³morpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.10
Qiang (Longxi)(mò) thòloanword ‘hot, of soup, e.g. (temp) [fire-b]’Evans 99 Qiang: 2128
Qiang (Longxi)mú dʑímorpheme ‘gunpowder’Evans 99 Qiang: 909
Qiang (Longxi)mù phú#75 PTB *pu ‘BLOW’MesorootsPCN *phu ‘BLOW’Allofams2a #75 PTB *pu ‘BLOW’2b #1743 PTB *pur ‘BLOW’ liùmorpheme ‘tube for blowing on fire [fire-light/blow-?]’Evans 99 Qiang: 788
Qiang (Longxi)mú-gúmorpheme ‘torch [fire-m]’Evans 99 Qiang: 750
Qiang (Longxi)tshàmorpheme mú tsɨ̀morpheme ‘flint, stone for fire’Evans 99 Qiang: 746
Qiang (Mawo)(mə) tsəmorpheme v.‘light (a fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1268.08
Qiang (Mawo)mu dʒumorpheme n‘gunpowder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0640.08
Qiang (Mawo)mə dɛwmorpheme v.‘catch (fire) / be (on fire) (on mountain)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1789.08
Qiang (Mawo)mə tsəmorpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.08
Qiang (Mawo)mə βamorpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.8
Qiang (Mianchi)miámorpheme-mù-ɕàmorpheme ‘pine torch [pine-fire-bright]’Evans 99 Qiang: 488
Qiang (Mianchi)mù bómorpheme ‘fireplace, firepit’Evans 99 Qiang: 693
Qiang (Mianchi)mù kɛ́morpheme ‘live coal’Evans 99 Qiang: 745
Qiang (Mianchi)mú phùmorpheme ‘light a fire’Evans 99 Qiang: 2309
Qiang (Mianchi)mú-khuɛ̀morpheme ‘warm self by fire [fire-roast]’Evans 99 Qiang: 2108
Qiang (Mianchi)mú-phù#75 PTB *pu ‘BLOW’MesorootsPCN *phu ‘BLOW’Allofams2a #75 PTB *pu ‘BLOW’2b #1743 PTB *pur ‘BLOW’-diòmorpheme ‘tube for blowing on fire [fire-light/blow-door]’Evans 99 Qiang: 788
Qiang (Mianchi)mú-tsùmorpheme ‘kindle [fire-ignite]’Evans 99 Qiang: 1815
Qiang (Mianchi)mù-ɕàmorpheme-phómorpheme ‘pine tree [fire-resin-tree]’Evans 99 Qiang: 485
Qiang (Mianchi)mɛ̀-ɕàmorpheme ‘lamp [fire-bright?]’Evans 99 Qiang: 737
Qiang (Taoping)mi³¹khye³³morpheme ‘warm (oneself) near fire’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 632.9
Qiang (Taoping)mi⁵⁵sɿ³¹morpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.9
Queyu (Xinlong)(mɔ¹³) ə⁵⁵morphemetɕhye⁵⁵morpheme v.‘catch (fire) / be (on fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1789.13
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]mɐ³⁵zi⁵³morpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.16
Queyu (Xinlong)mɔ¹³ku¹³morpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.13
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]mə³⁵thɐ⁵³morpheme ‘fireplace’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 355.16
Xumi(ȵɛ³⁵) tsɪ⁵³morpheme v.‘light (a fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1268.17
Xumimɐ³³zɛ⁵³morpheme ‘gunpowder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 426.20
Xumiȵɛ³³tsi⁵³morpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.17
Xumiȵɛ³³zi⁵⁵morpheme v.‘catch (fire) / be (on fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1789.17
Xumiȵɛ³⁵ ‘fire’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 45.20
Zhaba (Daofu County)me³³zə³³morpheme n‘gunpowder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0640.14
Zhaba (Daofu County)ȵʌ¹³ tə⁵⁵morphemeʂti⁵⁵morpheme v.‘catch (fire) / be (on fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1789.14

3.3.1rGyalrong2

rGyalrongtiprefix◦mi ‘fire’LaPolla 87: 83
rGyalrongtiprefix◦mi ‘fire’Benedict 72 STC: 290

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

6.1.1Burmish16

Maru [Langsu]mjĭ³⁵map⁵⁵morpheme ‘ashes’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 472.43
Atsi [Zaiwa]mji²¹mop⁵⁵morpheme ‘ashes’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 472.42

6.1.2.2Central Loloish8

Lahuàprefix-mī ‘fire’LaPolla 87: 83
Lahuàprefix◦mì ‘fire’Weidert 87 TBTo: 274
Lahu (Lancang)ɑ³¹prefixmi¹¹ n‘fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0018.43
Lahu (Lancang)ɑ³¹prefixmi¹¹mɤ⁵⁴morphemeɔ³¹morphemedɛ¹morpheme n‘tube (bamboo) for blowing on a fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0567.43
Lahu (Black)àprefix-mī ‘fire’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 047
Lahu (Black)ᴀ³¹prefixmi³¹ ‘fire’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 45.33

6.2Naxi14

Laze (Xiangjiao)mu˧ɲy˥morpheme ‘fire tongs’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 1170
Laze (Xiangjiao)mv˥kwɤ˥morpheme v.‘warm oneself at a fire’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 2883
Laze (Xiangjiao)mv˥ʈʂv˥morpheme v.‘start a fire’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 3151
Na (Yongning)mv˧kʰɯ˩morpheme v.‘put on fire’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)mv˧qæ˥morphemeɻ˩morpheme v.‘start a fire (as an act of destruction/war)’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)mv˩tsʰo˩morpheme ‘firewood full of resin, used to start a fire’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Naximi³³dʐɿ³³morpheme v.‘catch (fire) / be (on fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1789.45
Naximi³³gæ²¹morpheme n‘tongs (fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0566.45
Naximi³³ʐɚ²¹morphemekhɯ⁵⁵morpheme v.‘set on fire’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1317.45

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2136, *mey ‘FIRE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2136
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC #290
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2136,
  title  = {{*mey 'FIRE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2136},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2136}
}