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STEDT #2177

*bəw

CARRY (ON BACK OR SHOULDERS)
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*puu-I, put-II ‘CARRY (on shoulder)’PKC #131
Central Naga (Ao Group)*pu(ʔ) ‘CARRY (SHOULDER / BACK)’PCN #067
Tangkhulic*wu ‘CARRY (ON SHOULDERS)’DRM#367
Lolo-Burmese*bəw² ‘CARRY ON BACK’HPTB pp.183, 477

Connections

HPTB*bəw ‘carry on back’pp. 178, 199

Reflexes & cognates80 reflexes · 22 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)7

*Tibeto-Burmanbuw ‘carry (on the back)’Chou 72: 1000a
*Tibeto-Burmanbuw v.‘carry(on back)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 265
*Tibeto-Burmanbuw v.‘carry (a load)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 755
*Tibeto-Burmanbuw ‘carry (on back / shoulders)’Benedict 72 STC: 28
*Tibeto-Burmanbuw (*B) ‘carry on the back’Coblin 86: 52
*Tibeto-Burmanbəw v.‘carry (a load)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 755
*Tibeto-Burmanbəw ‘carry on back’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 584

1.1.1.1Western Tani1

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani2

Mishing [Miri]buü ‘carry (on the back / shoulders)’Benedict 72 STC: 28
Mishing [Miri]büü ‘carry on the back / shoulder’Coblin 86: 52

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinpuu-I, put-II ‘CARRY (on shoulder)’VanBik 09 PKC: 131

1.2.1.1Northern Chin2

Sizangpu hī ‘carry (on the shoulder)’VanBik 09 PKC: 131
Thadopúu-I, pùt-II ‘carry on shoulder or by hand’VanBik 09 PKC: 131

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Khumiaprefix◦puu ‘carry on shoulder (supported on shoulder, e.g. an umbrella or bamboo rather than a carrying bag)’VanBik 09 PKC: 131

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Hakha)pûu-I, put-II ‘carry (on the shoulder)’VanBik 09 PKC: 131
Lushai [Mizo]pu ‘carry (on the back / shoulders)’Benedict 72 STC: 28

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]pū v‘carry on the shoulders, as bamboos’VanBik 09 PKC: 131

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)11

*Central Nagapu(ʔ) ‘CARRY (SHOULDER / BACK)’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.067
*Aoaprefix-pu ‘CARRY (SHOULDER)’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.010
Ao (Chungli)a²morphemepu² v.‘carry (on shoulder)’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.010
Ao (Chungli)əprefix◦pu ‘carry (on the back / shoulders)’Benedict 72 STC: 28
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)pu v.‘carry on shoulder [carried on shoulder]’Coupe 07 Ao
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)pùʔ v.‘carry on back [carried on back]’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagapu²- v.‘carry (another human on the back)’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.067
Lotha Nagapvá ‘carry baby’Acharya 75
Lotha Naga²bvɯ(ʔ) v.‘carry(on back)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 265
Yimchungrü(¹)buʔ v.‘carry(on back)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 265

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group20

Angami Naga¹pfɯ v.‘carry(on back)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 265
Angami (Khonoma)pfü v‘carry (generic)’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)pfü v‘carry (on back)’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)pfü v‘carry (on back)’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokripü v‘carry (generic)’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokri¹pwɤ v.‘carry(on back)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 265
Khezhapfu◦gwomorpheme v‘bring’Marrison 67 Naga
Khezha²pfɯ v.‘carry(on back)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 265
Maopfo v‘bring’Marrison 67 Naga
Maopfo v‘carry (generic)’Marrison 67 Naga
Maopfo v‘carry (on back)’Marrison 67 Naga
Maopfü ‘carry (in hand)’Marrison 67 Naga
Mao¹pfo v.‘carry(on back)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 265
Ntenyiaprefix◦tsammorpheme◦pfü ‘pregnant’Marrison 67 Naga
Rengmapfü v‘carry (on back)’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]pfe v‘carry (generic)’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]pfe◦ghemorpheme v‘bring’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]pfe◦khemorpheme v‘lift’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]pfe◦khemorpheme v‘raise’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]pfu v‘carry (on back)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.4Tangkhulic4

*Tangkhulicwu ‘carry (on shoulders)’Mortensen 12 Tk: 367
Huishukəmorpheme-nəmorpheme-vuk ‘carry (on shoulders)’Mortensen 12 Tk: Verbs.078
Kachaikəmorpheme-hɐ ‘carry on shoulders’Mortensen 12 Tk: Verbs.072
Ukhrulkəmorpheme-ŋəmorpheme-vu ‘carry on shoulders’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.4Meithei3

Meitheipu v‘carry (generic)’Marrison 67 Naga
Meitheipu ‘carry (on the back / shoulders)’Benedict 72 STC: 28
Meitheipu ‘carry on the back / shoulder’Coblin 86: 52

1.5Mikir [Karbi]4

Mikir [Karbi]bu v‘carry (on back)’Marrison 67 Naga
Mikir [Karbi]bu ‘carry (on the back / shoulders)’Benedict 72 STC: 28
Mikir [Karbi]bu ‘carry on the back / shoulder’Coblin 86: 52
Mikir [Karbi]kimorpheme◦bū(ʔ) v.‘carry(on back)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 265

2.1.3Lepcha4

Lepchaaprefix◦bün ‘vehicle’Benedict 72 STC: 28
Lepchabu v.‘carry’Plaisier 07 Lepcha
Lepchakámorpheme◦bu v.‘carry’Plaisier 07 Lepcha

3.2Qiangic6

Guiqiongbu³³ ‘carry on back’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 575.17
Xumibũ³⁵ v.‘lift up / carry’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1659.17
Xumibũ³⁵ v.‘carry (sthg.) with a pole on t’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1676.17
Xuminbu³⁵ ‘carry on a pole (two people)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 592.20
Xuminbu³⁵ ‘carry on shoulder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 593.20

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmesebəw² ‘carry on back’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 584

6.1.1Burmish6

Achang (Lianghe)pu³¹ ‘carry on back’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Luxi)pu⁵¹ ‘carry on back’Dai 85 AcJZ
Burmese (Written)puì v.‘carry(on back)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 265
Burmese (Written)puì ‘carry (on the back / shoulders)’Benedict 72 STC: 28
Burmese (Written)pùi ‘carry on the back / shoulder’Coblin 86: 52

6.1.2Loloish1

PNLpo² ‘carry (on back)’Chen 86 CS: 116.

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish1

Yi (Nanjian)py²¹ ‘carry on shoulder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 593.23

6.1.2.2Central Loloish12

Ahibu²¹ ‘carry (on back)’Chen 86 CS: 116.
Kucongbʌ33 ‘carry on one's back’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahu (Black)pu⁵³ ‘carry on back’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 575.33
Lisu (Central)pi¹ ‘carry (on shoulder)’Fraser 22
Lisu (Northern)pi⁵⁵ V‘carry on shoulder’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisupi⁵⁵ v.‘shoulder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1473.40
Lisu (Northern)pi⁵⁵du³³morpheme ‘sedan chair carried on shoulder’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Central)pjø⁵⁵ V‘carry on shoulder’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Central)pjø⁵⁵du³³morpheme ‘sedan chair carried on shoulder’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisutʃe⁵⁵morpheme; pi⁵⁵ ‘carry on shoulder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 593.27
Sani [Nyi]bu²¹ ‘carry (on back)’Chen 86 CS: 116.
Yi (Sani)pe²tɒ³³morpheme n‘pole (carrying / shoulder)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0618.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Hani (Lüchun)pje̱³³ta³⁵morpheme n‘pole (carrying / shoulder)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0618.41

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2177, *bəw ‘CARRY (ON BACK OR SHOULDERS)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2177
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC#028, HPTB pp.178, 199
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2177,
  title  = {{*bəw 'CARRY (ON BACK OR SHOULDERS)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2177},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2177}
}