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STEDT #2582

*pəw

GRANDFATHER / OLDER BROTHER

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlepuwinitialprhymeuw=pəwcoverP · WT

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*puu ‘GRANDFATHER’PKC #150

Tangkhulic*bu ‘GRANDFATHER / UNCLE’DRM#600

Lolo-Burmese*ʔ-bəw² ‘GRANDFATHER’

Connections

HPTB (PLB)*ʔ-bəw² ‘grandfather’p. 183

HPTB*pu ‘male / father / grandfather’p. 24

Reflexes & cognates83 reflexes · 21 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)4

*Tibeto-Burmanpuw ‘grandfather’Weidert 87 TBTo: 280

*Tibeto-Burmanpuw ‘elder brother, grandfather’Benedict 72 STC: 23

*Tibeto-Burmanpəw ‘grandfather’Mortensen 12 Tk

*Tibeto-Burmanpəw ‘grandfather’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 606

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinpuu ‘GRANDFATHER’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

1.2.1.1Northern Chin4

Paitepu ‘grandfather’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

Sizangamorpheme pū ‘grandfather’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

Thadopúu ‘grandfather’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

Tiddimpu² ‘grandfather, grandfather's sister's husband, grandmother's sister's husband’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Ashoapǒ ‘grandfather’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

1.2.2Central Chin4

Lai (Hakha)pûu ‘grandfather’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

Lai (Falam)pǔu ‘grandfather’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

Lushai [Mizo]pu ‘grandfather’Benedict 72 STC: 23

Lushai [Mizo]púu n‘grandfather, a great grandfather’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]pù ‘grandfather’VanBik 09 PKC: 150

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)4

Ao (Chungli)oprefix◦bu ‘grandfather’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)tüprefix◦vü ‘grandfather’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix-u n.‘grandfather (maternal)’Coupe 07 Ao

Yimchungrü²bɯ ‘grandfather’Weidert 87 TBTo: 280

1.3.4Tangkhulic5

*Tangkhulicbu ‘grandfather / uncle’Mortensen 12 Tk: 600

Huishuʔamorpheme-vuk ‘grandfather / father-in-law’Mortensen 12 Tk

Kachaihimorpheme-vu ‘grandfather’Mortensen 12 Tk

Tusomʔəmorpheme-pvɯ ‘grandfather, paternal’Mortensen 12 Tk: People.004

Ukhrulʔamorpheme-wo ‘grandfather, uncle, father-in-law’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.4Meithei1

Meitheiiprefix◦pu ‘grandfather’Benedict 72 STC: 23

1.5Mikir [Karbi]1

Mikir [Karbi]phu ‘grandfather’Benedict 72 STC: 23

1.7.1.2Garo1

Garobu ‘grandfather’Benedict 72 STC: 23

1.7.3.1Jingpho1

Jingphophu ‘elder brother, grandfather’Benedict 72 STC: 23

2.1.2.1Tibetan1

Tibetan (Written)phu-bosuffix ‘elder brother, grandfather’Benedict 72 STC: 23

3.3.1rGyalrong1

rGBenzhentaprefix-vu < -w- ‘grandfather’Sun J 97 rGB

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

*Lolo-Burmeseʔprefix-bəw² ‘grandfather’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 584

*Lolo-Burmeseʔpuw² ‘grandfather’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 1

6.1.1Burmish21

Achang (Lianghe)phɑ⁵⁵nɑi⁵⁵morpheme ‘maternal grandfather’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Lianghe)ɑ³¹prefixphɑu³¹ ‘grandfather’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Luxi)phau⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Luxi)phau⁵⁵nai³⁵morpheme ‘maternal grandfather’Dai 85 AcJZ

Bola (Luxi)a⁵⁵morphemephau³⁵ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.32

Burmese (Rangoon)bo⁵⁵bo⁵⁵ (pho⁵⁵pho⁵⁵) n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)ɑprefix bo⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.40

Burmese (Written)aprefix◦bhui: ‘grandfather’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)ăprefix◦phui (ăprefix◦bhuì) ‘grandfather’Benedict 72 STC: 23

Burmese (Written)bho³bho³ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.26

Burmese (Written)ɑ¹prefixbho³ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.39

Burmese (Written)əprefix-bhûi ‘grandfather’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)əprefix-phûi ‘grandfather’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)əprefix◦bhuì ‘grandfather’Weidert 87 TBTo: 280

Burmese (Written)əprefix◦phuì ‘grandfather’Weidert 87 TBTo: 280

Burmese (Written)ʔəprefix◦pʰûi ‘grandfather’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 1

Hpun (Northern)ăprefix◦fuʼ ‘grandfather’Henderson 86 Hpun

Langsu (Luxi)a³¹prefixphuk⁵⁵ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.31

Leqi (Luxi)a³¹prefixphou⁵⁵ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.33

Marmaəprefix◦phú ‘grandfather’Huziwara 08 Sak: 153-4

Maru [Langsu]a³¹prefixphuk⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.43

6.1.2Loloish2

*Loloishʔəprefix◦po² ‘grandfather’Weidert 87 TBTo: 280

*Loloishʔəprefix◦po² ‘grandfather’Bradley 79 PLo: 190

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish13

Luquanp'ṿ⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Ma 48 Lolo

Nusu (Central)a⁵⁵prefixpɔ³³ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.34

Nusu (Bijiang)iɑ⁵⁵prefixpɔ⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.45

Nusu (Northern)ɑ³¹prefixpɔ⁵⁵mɯ³⁵morphemeɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘grandfather’Sun J 86 Nusu

Yi (Dafang)a³³prefixbɯ³³ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.22

Yi (Liangshan)a³⁴prefixphu³³ ‘grandfather’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Mile)ᴀ³³prefixpu⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.25

Yi (Mojiang)ᴀ⁵⁵prefixpo⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.26

Yi (Nanhua)ɑ²¹prefixpo³³ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.37

Yi (Nanhua)ᴀ²¹prefixpo³³ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.24

Yi (Wuding)ɑ̱⁵⁵prefixphv̩³³ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.38

Yi (Xide)a⁴⁴prefixphu³³ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.21

Yi (Xide)ɑ³⁴prefixphu³³ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish11

Jinuoa³³prefixphu³³ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.34

Jinuoa⁴⁴prefixphu⁴⁴ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.44

Jinuo (Youle)ɑ⁴⁴prefixphu⁴⁴ ‘grandfather’Gai 86

Jinuo (Youle)ɑ⁴⁴prefixphu⁴⁴ ‘maternal grandfather’Gai 86

Kuconga31prefix bv35 ‘grandfather’Dai 09 Kucong

Lahu (Lancang)ɑ³¹prefixpu¹¹ n‘grandfather (reference)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.43

Lahu (Lancang)ɔ³¹prefixpu¹¹ n‘grandfather (address)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.43

Lahu (Black)ɔ̀#5450 PTB *ʔa(ŋ/k)- ‘NOUN PREFIX’-pū ‘grandfather’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 1

Lahu (Black)ᴀ³³prefixpu²¹ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.33

Lisuphu³¹phɑ³¹#2546 PTB *pʷa ‘MAN / FATHER / HUSBAND / PERSON’MesorootsPCN *a-pwaʔ ‘FATHER’Allofams2a #2546 PTB *pʷa ‘MAN / FATHER / HUSBAND / PERSON’2b #5484 PTB *wa ‘MAN / FATHER / HUSBAND / PERSON’ n‘ancestors / forebears’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0215.40

Yi (Sani)ɒ⁴⁴prefixbv̩⁵⁵ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish12

Akha (Yunnan)àprefix bɔ́ ‘grandfather’Hansson 89 AHKP: 262

Akha (Thai)àprefix◦bɔ́ ‘grandfather’Hansson 89 AHKP: 262

Hani (Lüchun)àprefix bó ‘grandfather’Hansson 89 AHKP: 262

Hani (Lüchun)aprefix phö ‘great grandfather, ancestor’Hansson 89 AHKP: 358

Hani (Dazhai)a³¹prefixbo⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.31

Hani (Lüchun)a³¹prefixbo⁵⁵ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.41

Hani (Gelanghe)a³¹prefixbɔ⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Wordlist)aqprefix◦bbol ‘grandfather’Hansson 89 AHKP: 262

Hani (Shuikui)ɔ³¹prefixpv̩⁵⁵ ‘grandfather’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 317.32

Hani (Mojiang)ɔ³¹prefixpv̩⁵⁵ n‘grandfather’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0216.42

Mpiphi²prefixpu⁴ ‘grandfather’Srinuan 76

Mpipʰi²prefix-pu⁴ ‘grandfather’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 1

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish2

Southern Mujipʰɯ²¹ɬɯ⁵⁵morpheme ‘grandfather+grandchildren (CLF)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 422

Pholapʰɯ³³ ‘grandfather+grandchildren (CLF)’Pelkey 11 Phula: 422

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2582, *pəw ‘GRANDFATHER / OLDER BROTHER’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2582

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

References: cf. STC#023, HPTB p.178

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2582,
  title  = {{*pəw 'GRANDFATHER / OLDER BROTHER'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2582},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2582}
}