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STEDT #2361

*kəw-n/t

SMOKE

Reconstruction analysis

handlekuwinitialkrhymeəw-n/tcoverK · WT

Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*mə-kɯ ‘SMOKE’JS-HCST: 168
Kuki-Chin(a) *khuu ‘FUMES / STEAM / SMOKE (n.)’PKC #444
Kuki-Chin(b) *may-khuu ‘SMOKE (n.)’PKC #789
Central Naga (Ao Group)*khuʔ ‘SMOKE’PCN #081
Tangkhulic*kʰut ‘SMOKE’DRM#549
Bodo-Garo*ku ‘SMOKE’
Northern Naga/Konyakian*kʰəw ‘SMOKE’
Lolo-Burmese*kəw² ‘SMOKE’HPTB p.182

Connections

HPTB*kəw-n/t ‘smoke’pp. 178, 184, 199, 451, 454

Notes

This root could take either the *-n suffix (as in Sunwar, Newar, and Chinese) or the *-t suffix (as in Jingpho).

Many languages have binomes meaning SMOKE, where the first element is #2136 PTB *mey FIRE. This first element is sometimes “prefixized” to simple m-, as in Ergong/Daofu.

Many Loloish languages (e.g., Lahu mû-qhɔ̂) have a similar but different formation where the first element is from #2473 PTB *r-məw SKY / HEAVENS / CLOUDS.

Lahu has a doublet derived from this etymon: mû-qhɔ̂ ‘smoke’ < PLB *kəw²qhɔ̀ʔ-lá ‘ashes’ < PLB *kutᴸ

Chinese comparandum

OC *xi̯wən~χi̯wən, GSR #461a-c ‘smoke, steam, ablaze’; B & S 2011: *qʰun {qʰu[n]}; Mand. xūn.

Reflexes & cognates252 reflexes · 43 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)6

*Tibeto-Burmankəw-n/t ‘smoke’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.1.1Tani1

*Tanimə-kɯ ‘smoke’Sun J 93 HCST: 376

1.1.1.1Western Tani27

Apatanimu-ku ‘smoke’Sun J 93 HCST
Apatanimu-ku ‘puff out smoke’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimu-ku ‘smoke’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimù-ku ‘tobacco’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimu-ku ‘tobacco’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanimu-ku morpheme v‘smoke (tobacco)’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnimɯ-kɯ ‘smoke’Sun J 93 HCST
Bengnimɯ-kɯ n‘smoke’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmɯ kɯː n‘cigarette / tobacco’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0455.24
Bokarmɯ-kɯ ‘smoke’Sun J 93 HCST
Bokarmɯ-kɯ n‘smoke’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmɯ-kɯ tɯŋmorpheme v‘smoke’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmɯ-kɯ tɯŋmorpheme-duŋmorpheme ‘pipe’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmɯ-kɯː ‘cigarette’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarmɯ-kɯː ‘tobacco’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokar Lhobamɯ kɯː ‘tobacco’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 217.51
Bokar Lhobamɯ kɯː ‘smoke’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 46.51
Galo`mɨkə n.‘smoke’GLDC 09 Galo
Galo`mɨkə adj.‘smoky’GLDC 09 Galo
Galomikɤ ‘tobacco leaf’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Galomikɤ ‘smoke’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Miri, Hillmɯkkɯ ‘smoke’Simon 76 Miri
Taginmɯkɯ ‘smoke’Das Gupta 83 Tag

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani8

Padam [Abor]mɯk-kɯ ‘smoke’Sun J 93 HCST
Damumə-ki ‘cigarette’Sun J 93 Tani
Damumə-kiː ‘tobacco leaf’Sun J 93 Tani
Milangamimorpheme mik-ki ‘smoke’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangmik-ki ‘smoke’Tayeng 76 Mil
Mishing [Miri]mik-ki ‘smoke’Sun J 93 HCST

1.1.2Deng1

Digaronəmiŋmorpheme-khu ⪤ -khau ‘smoke’Benedict 72 STC: 256

1.2Kuki-Chin2

*Chinkhuu n‘FUMES / STEAM / SMOKE’VanBik 09 PKC: 444

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)26

*Aomumorpheme-khu-ləjmorpheme Bruhn 14 PCN: II.078
Ao (Chungli)momorphemeko ‘tobacco’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)momorphemekobomorpheme ‘pipe (tobacco)’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)mu²morphemeku²zə²morpheme n.‘smoke’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.078
Ao (Chungli)mu³morphemekuʔ¹ n.‘cigarette, tobacco’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Ao (Mongsen: Khensa)múmorphemekùʔ n.‘cigarette, tobacco’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)mamorpheme n‘smoke’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)mumorphemekhu ‘tobacco’Marrison 67 Naga
Lotha Nagamo³morpheme-khuʔ² n.‘tobacco’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.081
Lotha Nagamemorphemekhu ‘tobacco’Marrison 67 Naga
Sangtammorphemekhutsongmorpheme ‘tobacco’Kumar 73 Sang
Sangtammorphemekhütsumorpheme ‘tobacco’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1Bodo-Garo1

1.7.1.1Bodo1

Kokborokhamorpheme-ku ‘smoke’Tripuri 88

1.7.1.2Garo1

Garowalmorpheme-ku ‘smoke’Benedict 72 STC: 256

1.7.1.4Deori2

Deori/Deurieprefix n.‘smoke’Jacquesson 05 Deuri
Deori/Deurieprefixku ‘smoke’Brown 95: 69

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte3

Noctevanmorphemekhu n‘smoke’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangsakhʌuʔ n.‘smoke’Weidert 87 TBTo: 143
Tangsa (Moshang)mhɛ́morpheme-khwúʔ n.‘smoke’Weidert 87 TBTo: 143

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang3

Changwanmorphemekükh n‘smoke’Marrison 67 Naga
Khiamngan-¹²kaᴜʔ n.‘smoke’Weidert 87 TBTo: 143
Wanchovanmorphemekut n‘smoke’Marrison 67 Naga

2.1.1Western Himalayish6

Byangsikhù n.‘smoke’Sharma 2003: 451
Darmakhu ‘smoke’Krishan 2003: 363
Rongpokhu n.‘smoke’Sharma 2003: 721

2.1.2Bodic9

Cuona Menbame³⁵morphemekun⁵⁵ n‘smoke’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0019.06

2.1.4Tamangish8

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti8

2.3.4Western Kiranti6

Bahingku-nimorpheme ‘smoke’Benedict 72 STC: 256
Hayuku-lumorpheme ‘smoke’Benedict 72 STC: 256
Sunwarkun ‘smoke’Chou 72: 461a-c
Thulungkuymorphemeku ‘smoke’Allen 75

3.2Qiangic34

Guiqiong(mø³¹morphemexø⁵⁵) ɕu⁵⁵morpheme v.‘smoke / fumigate’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1743.16
Lyuzumɯʴ³³morphemede⁵³morphemenkhɯ³¹ v.‘smoke / fumigate’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1743.18
Muyamu³³morphemekhə⁵³ n‘smoke’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0019.15
Muyatũ²⁴morphemekhə̃³³ v.‘smoke / fumigate’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1743.15
Muya [Minyak]mũ³⁵morphemekhɯ⁵⁵ ‘smoke’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 46.15
Namuyimu⁵⁵morphemeŋkhu³³ ‘smoke’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 46.19
Namuyimu⁵³morphemenkhu³¹ v.‘smoke / fumigate’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1743.46
Namuyimu⁵⁵morphemenkhu³¹ n‘smoke’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0019.46
Pumi (Lanping)sprefixkhiɯ¹³ n‘smoke’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0019.09
Pumi (Lanping)tə⁵⁵smorphemekhiu⁵⁵ v.‘smoke / fumigate’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1743.09
Pumi (Qinghua)sprefixkhiɯ¹³ ‘smoke’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 46.11
Qiang (Longxi)khú khú ‘smoke meat’Evans 99 Qiang: 2505
Qiang (Mianchi)mùmorpheme khuɛ́ ‘tobacco’[Source note] calque ‘smoke’.Evans 99 Qiang: 611
Qiang (Mianchi)mùmorpheme qhué ‘tobacco’[Source note] calque ‘smoke’.Evans 99 Qiang: 568
Qiang (Taoping)mə³¹morphemekhuə⁵⁵ ‘smoke’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 46.9
Queyu (Xinlong)ʂprefixkhɯ⁵⁵ n‘smoke’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0019.13
Zhaba (Daofu County)khə⁵⁵li³³morpheme n‘smoke’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0019.14
Zhaba (Daofu County)ʌ³³morphemenkhʌ⁵⁵ v.‘smoke / fumigate’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1743.14

3.3.1rGyalrong6

rGyalrong (Maerkang)prefix snɐmorpheme khə v.‘smoke / fumigate’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1743.11
Caodengprefix-sɐ́morpheme-kʰu ‘smoke; fumigate’Sun J 97 Cao
rGyalrongprefix khə ‘smoke’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 46.12
Caodengtɐ́prefix-kʰu n‘smoke; cigarette’Sun J 97 Cao
rGyalrongtaprefix khu ‘smoke’Nagano 97 GyQ: 4.13

6.1Lolo-Burmese3

*Lolo-Burmesemuw²morpheme + kuw² ‘smoke’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 59

6.1.1Burmish16

Achang (Xiandao)n̥i³¹morphemexau³¹ n‘smoke’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0019.29
Achang (Xiandao)xau³¹ v.‘smoke / fumigate’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1743.29
Burmese (Written)əprefix-khûi ‘effluvium, exhalation; smoke ( mî-khûi )’Benedict 76 WBur

6.1.2Loloish3

PNLko² ‘smoke’Chen 86 CS: 130.

6.1.2.2Central Loloish17

Sani [Nyi]khɯ²¹ ‘smoke’Chen 86 CS: 130.

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2361, *kəw-n/t ‘SMOKE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2361
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#256, HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2361,
  title  = {{*kəw-n/t 'SMOKE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2361},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2361}
}