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STEDT #2362

*(g/k)əw-n

ELDER BROTHER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlekuwinitialkrhymeuw=kəwcoverK · WT

Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*kɯ ‘UNCLE (maternal)’JS-HCST: 90
Central Naga (Ao Group)*ku ‘UNCLE / FATHER-IN-LAW’PCN #076

Chinese comparandum

舊 OC *kôg, GSR #1067c-e ‘old (not new); ancient’; Schuessler 2007:321 *gwəʔ; B & S 2011: *N-kʷəʔ-s; Mand. jiù.
舅 OC *g’i̯ôg, GSR #1067b ‘maternal uncle; spouse’s father’; Coblin 86:154 ST *gjəɣw > OC *gjəgwx; Schuessler 2007:321 *guʔ; Mand. jiù.
昆 OC *kwən, GSR #417a-b ‘older brother; descendent’; Schuessler 2007:340 *kûn; B & S 2011: *kˁun {kˁu[n]}; Mand. kūn.

Reflexes & cognates69 reflexes · 16 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)2

*Sino-Tibetangjəɣw ~ k(h)jəɣw ‘uncle’Coblin 86: 154
*Sino-Tibetankəw~gəw ‘maternal uncle’Chou 72: 417a-b

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)4

*Tibeto-Burmangəw-n ⪤ kəw-n ‘elder brother / senior male relative’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 590
*Tibeto-Burmankuw ‘uncle (mother's brother) / father-in-law’Chou 72: 1067b
*Tibeto-Burmankuw ‘uncle (maternal); father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255

1.1.1Tani1

*Tanikɯ ‘uncle (maternal)’Sun J 93 HCST: 443

1.1.1.1Western Tani24

Apataniaprefix-ku ‘uncle (maternal)’Sun J 93 HCST
Apataniáprefix-ku ‘maternal uncle’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniaprefix-ku ‘uncle (maternal)’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniaprefix-kɯ ‘uncle (maternal)’Sun J 93 HCST
Bengniaprefix-kɯ ‘mother's brother’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokaraprefix kɯ n‘uncle <mother's brother>’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0238.24
Bokaraprefix-kɯ ‘uncle (maternal)’Sun J 93 HCST
Bokaraprefix-kɯ ‘mother's brother’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokaraprefix-kɯ ‘uncle (maternal)’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokar Lhobaaprefix kɯ ‘uncle (maternal)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 327.51
Galoaprefix◦kə n:kin.‘maternal uncle’GLDC 09 Galo
Galoaprefix◦kə n:kin.‘uncle (maternal)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galokɨ◦dəəmorpheme n:kin.‘maternal uncle (third)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galokɨ◦dəəmorpheme n:kin.‘third maternal uncle’GLDC 09 Galo
Galokɨ◦dəəmorpheme n:kin.‘uncle (maternal, third)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galokɨ◦roomorpheme n:kin.‘maternal uncle (second)’GLDC 09 Galo
Galokɨ◦roomorpheme n:kin.‘second maternal uncle’GLDC 09 Galo
Galokɨ◦roomorpheme n:kin.‘uncle (maternal, second)’GLDC 09 Galo
Taginaprefix◦kɯ ‘uncle’Das Gupta 83 Tag
Taginaprefix◦kɯ ‘maternal uncle’Das Gupta 83 Tag

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani5

Padam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]aprefix-kɯ; kamorpheme-kɯ ‘uncle (maternal)’Sun J 93 HCST
Milangaprefix◦ki ‘uncle (maternal)’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangaprefix◦ki ‘wife of paternal / maternal uncle’Tayeng 76 Mil
Mishing [Miri]əprefix◦kü ‘uncle’LaPolla 87: 6
Mishing [Miri]əprefix◦kü ‘uncle, father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255

1.1.2Deng2

Digaro(namorpheme-)ku ‘uncle (maternal), father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255
Yidunɑ⁵⁵morpheme ku⁵⁵ n‘uncle <mother's brother>’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0238.25

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)8

*Central Nagaku ‘UNCLE / FATHER-IN-LAW’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.076
*Aotprefix-ku ‘UNCLE (MATERNAL) / FATHER-IN-LAW’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.058
Ao (Chungli)oprefix◦khu ‘uncle’LaPolla 87: 6
Ao (Chungli)oprefix◦khu ‘uncle, father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255
Ao (Chungli)tə²prefix-ku² n.‘uncle (maternal) / father-in-law’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.058
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix-ku n.‘father-in-law’Coupe 07 Ao
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix-ku n.‘maternal uncle’Coupe 07 Ao
Sangtamaprefix◦kü ‘uncle’Marrison 67 Naga

1.4Meithei1

Meitheiiprefix◦ku ‘father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255

1.5Mikir [Karbi]1

Mikir [Karbi]nimorpheme-hu ‘uncle (maternal), father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255

1.7.3.1Jingpho5

Jingphogû ‘father (in law) / relative (male, respected)’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 55
Jingphoku ‘uncle’LaPolla 87: 6
Jingphoku ‘father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255
Jingphoku⁵¹ n‘uncle <father's sister's husba’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0242.19
Jingpho (Hkauri)kû ‘father-in-law / brother-in-law’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 55

2.1.2.1Tibetan8

Tibetan (Written)khu◦bomorpheme ‘uncle’Marrison 67 Naga
Tibetan (Written)ʔaprefix khu n‘uncle <father's elder brother>’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0230.01
Tibetan (Written)ʔaprefix khu n‘uncle <father's younger brother>’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0232.01
Tibetan (Written)ʔaprefix khu ‘uncle (paternal, elder)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 321.1
Tibetan (Written)ʔaprefix khu ‘uncle (paternal, younger)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 323.1
Tibetan (Written)ʔaprefix khu / khu-bomorpheme ‘uncle (father's brother)’Benedict 72 STC: 100n284
Tibetan (Written)ʔaprefix◦khu ‘uncle’LaPolla 87: 6
Tibetan (Written)ʔaprefix◦khu ⪤ khu-boprefix ‘uncle (maternal), father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255

2.3.4Western Kiranti2

Bahingku-ku ‘uncle (maternal), father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255
Hayuku-ku ‘uncle (maternal), father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255

3.2Qiangic3

Qiang (Longxi)ámorpheme kù ‘mother's brother’Evans 99 Qiang: 297
Qiang (Mianchi)àmorpheme kù ‘mother's brother (direct)’Evans 99 Qiang: 297.1
Qiang (Mianchi)ʁuèmorpheme kù ‘mother's brother’Evans 99 Qiang: 297

4Nungic1

Anongəprefix◦khö ‘uncle, father-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 255

9.0.1Old Chinese3

Chinese (Old/Mid)/kuən~kʻuən ‘older brother / descendent’Chou 72: 417a-b
Chinese (Old/Mid)kwən/kuən ‘brother (elder);descendants;afterwards;numerous / sw’Karlgren 57 GSR: 417a-b
Chinese (Old)kwən ‘older brother / descendent’Chou 72: 417a-b

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2362, *(g/k)əw-n ‘ELDER BROTHER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2362
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#255, HPTB p.450
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2362,
  title  = {{*(g/k)əw-n 'ELDER BROTHER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2362},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2362}
}