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STEDT #2486

*s-nam

DAUGHTER-IN-LAW / WIFE / SISTER

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlenamprefixsinitialnrhymeamcoverM · N

Connections

HPTB*s-nam ‘daughter-in-law’pp. 104, 251

Reflexes & cognates34 reflexes · 16 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmans-nam ‘daughter-in-law’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 604

*Tibeto-Burmans-nam ‘sister’Benedict 72 STC: 103

1.1.1.1Western Tani8

Bokarñam-nə#1621 PTB *n(y)u ‘FEMALE / MOTHER’PTani *nə ‘MOTHER’PKC *nuu ‘FEMALE’PKC *nuu ‘MOTHER’PKC *nu-ŋaak ⪤ *ŋaak-nuu ‘MAIDEN / BELLE / WOMAN (unmarried)’PNN *ɲəːw ‘BIG / MOTHER’ ‘daughter-in-law’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokarȵam nə#1621 PTB *n(y)u ‘FEMALE / MOTHER’PTani *nə ‘MOTHER’PKC *nuu ‘FEMALE’PKC *nuu ‘MOTHER’PKC *nu-ŋaak ⪤ *ŋaak-nuu ‘MAIDEN / BELLE / WOMAN (unmarried)’PNN *ɲəːw ‘BIG / MOTHER’ n‘daughter-in-law’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0221.24

Bokar Lhobaȵam nə#1621 PTB *n(y)u ‘FEMALE / MOTHER’PTani *nə ‘MOTHER’PKC *nuu ‘FEMALE’PKC *nuu ‘MOTHER’PKC *nu-ŋaak ⪤ *ŋaak-nuu ‘MAIDEN / BELLE / WOMAN (unmarried)’PNN *ɲəːw ‘BIG / MOTHER’ ‘daughter-in-law’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 341.51

Galo`ɲam◦təmorpheme n:kin.‘daughter-in-law (first)’GLDC 09 Galo

Galoɲam◦dəəmorpheme n:kin.‘daughter-in-law (third)’GLDC 09 Galo

Galoɲam◦iimorpheme n:kin.‘daughter-in-law (last)’GLDC 09 Galo

Galoɲam◦roomorpheme n:kin.‘daughter-in-law (second)’GLDC 09 Galo

Galoɲam◦əəmorpheme n:kin.‘daughter-in-law’GLDC 09 Galo

1.7.1.1Bodo2

Bodoham ‘daughter in law’Benedict 72 STC: 84n250

Dimasaham ‘daughter in law’Benedict 72 STC: 84n250

1.7.1.2Garo3

Garonam ‘daughter in law’Benedict 72 STC: 84n250

Garonam-tsikmorpheme ‘daughter-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 103

Garo (Bangladesh)nam-chikmorpheme n‘daughter in law; niece’Burling 03 Garo: 6.617-II:idx

1.7.1.3Koch1

Atongnam◦nokholmorpheme n‘daughter-in-law’van Breugel 08 Atong

1.7.3.1Jingpho4

Jingphokă³¹morphemenam³³ ‘daughter-in-law’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 341.47

Jingphokă¹morphemenam³³ ‘daughter-in-law’Liu 84

Jingphonam ‘daughter-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 103

Jingphona̱m³³ n‘daughter-in-law’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0221.19

2.1.1Western Himalayish5

Byangsinam-siamorpheme ‘daughter-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 103

Chaudangsinam-siamorpheme ‘daughter-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 103

Kanauristĕm n‘daughter-in-law’Bailey 11

Kanauristem (< *snem) ‘daughter-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 103

Kanauritĕm n‘daughter-in-law’Bailey 11

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepchanyom ‘daughter-in-law’Benedict 72 STC: 103

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti1

Yamphunam◦miʔmorpheme n‘daughter-in-law; wife of a younger brother’Rutgers 98: 558.27

2.3.2Southern Kiranti1

Kulungnam◦memorpheme ‘daughter-in-law’Rai 75 Kul

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1

Magararprefix◦nam ‘maiden’Benedict 72 STC: 103

3.3.1rGyalrong1

rGyalrongsnom ‘sister’Benedict 72 STC: 103

4Nungic2

Anongəprefix◦nam ‘cousin’Benedict 72 STC: 103

Anongəprefix◦nam-mɛmorpheme ‘sister’Benedict 72 STC: 103

6.1.1Burmish1

Burmese (Written)mauŋmorpheme-hnam ‘husband and wife’Benedict 72 STC: 103

7Karenic1

Pa-Opəmorpheme◦nàm ‘daughter-in-law’Solnit 89 PaO

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2486, *s-nam ‘DAUGHTER-IN-LAW / WIFE / SISTER’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2486

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

References: STC#103

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2486,
  title  = {{*s-nam 'DAUGHTER-IN-LAW / WIFE / SISTER'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2486},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2486}
}