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STEDT #2588

*(p/b)yam

FLY (v.)
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlepyaminitialpyrhymeamcoverP · N

Intermediate reconstructions

Central Naga (Ao Group)*a-jəm ‘FLY / FLOW’
Lolo-Burmese*byam¹ ‘FLY (v.)’HPTB pp.19, 34, 74, 255

Connections

HPTB*byam ‘fly (v.) / run’pp. 68, 118, 252, 257, 532
HPTB (PLB)*byam¹ ‘fly (v.)’pp. 19, 34, 74, 255

Notes

The rGyalrongic dialects reflect a prototype with nasal prefix m-byam.

Reflexes & cognates155 reflexes · 15 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

1.1.2Deng4

Darang [Taraon]jim³⁵ v‘fly’Sun H 80 MLD
Darang [Taraon]ʼyem-ma:morpheme v‘fly’Anonymous xx Tar

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)9

*Aoaprefix-jəm ‘FLY / FLOW’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.290
Ao (Chungli)-jɯ̄m v.‘flow/fly’Temsunungsang 09 Ao: 2
Ao (Chungli)aeprefix◦im v‘flow’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)a²prefix-jəm² v.‘fly / flow’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.290
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)jim v.‘fly, flow [flew, flowed]’Coupe 07 Ao
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)t(ə)prefix-alimorpheme-jim v.‘overflow [overflowed] (NZP + 'be in excess' + 'flow')’Coupe 07 Ao

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

1.7.3.1Jingpho6

Jingphopje̱n³³ v‘fly’Liu 84
Jingphopje̱n³³ v‘fly’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 782.47

2.1.1Western Himalayish2

Kanauriyam s̱ẖĕnnigʻmorpheme v‘fly, cause to’Bailey 11
Kanauriyam◦migʻmorpheme vi‘fly’Bailey 11

3.2Qiangic22

Guiqiongphu̵⁵⁵ v‘fly’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 782.17
Muyathi³³morphemendʑue⁵⁵ v.‘fly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1318.15
Namuyimi³³morphemendʐu⁵⁵ndʐu⁵⁵ v.‘fly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1318.46
Pumi (Jiulong)khɯ¹¹morphemebã³⁵ v.‘fly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1318.10
Pumi (Qinghua)khə¹³morphemebʒɛ̃¹³ v‘fly’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 782.11
Pumi (Qinghua)kʰə¹³morpheme bʒɛ̃¹³ v‘fly’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Taoba)khə³⁵morphemebẽ³⁵ v‘fly’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 782.10
Pumi (Taoba)kʰə³⁵morpheme bẽ³⁵ v‘fly’Lu 83 Pumi
Qiang (Taoping)dʑe²³¹ v‘fly’Sun H 81 Qia
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]tə³⁵morphemede⁵⁵ v‘fly’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 782.16
Xumibu³³ʑĩ⁵⁵ v‘fly’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 782.20
Xumidʑɛ̃⁵⁵ v.‘fly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1318.17
Zhaba (Daofu County)tə⁵⁵prefixmdzɪ⁵⁵ v.‘fly’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1318.14

3.3.1rGyalrong71

rGyalrong (Jinchuan Cengda)də³morphemeβjam⁵³ v‘fly’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1556
rGyalrong (Maerkang Japhug Shaerzong (A))jəmorpheme◦kəmorpheme◦'mbom v‘fly’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1556
rGyalrongkamorpheme bjam v‘fly’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 782.12
rGyalrong (Jinchuan Taiyanghe)kamorpheme◦'βjiᵐ◦semorpheme v‘fly’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1556
rGyalrong (Maerkang Caodeng (B))kǝ22morpheme ma44morpheme mbjim44 v‘fly’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1556
rGyalrongkəprefix bjam ‘bird’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 142.12
rGyalrong (Heishui Luhua)kəumorpheme◦'βjam v‘fly’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1556
rGyalrong (Maerkang Japhug Shaerzong (B))nɯqammorpheme◦bɯmorpheme◦mbjom v‘fly’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1556
rGyalrong (Lixian Miyalo)tejmorpheme◦'βjoms v‘fly’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1556
rGyalrongkamorpheme Nbyam v‘fly’Nagano 97 GyQ: 12.16
rGyalrongkAmorpheme Nbyam ‘fly’Nagano 97 GyQ: 140
rGBenzhenkamorpheme-nbjam v‘fly’Sun J 97 rGB

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

6.1.2Loloish1

*Loloish(b)-yam¹ ‘fly’Bradley 79 PLo: 659

6.1.2.2Central Loloish9

Ahithö / thɛmorpheme ‘fly’Benedict 72 STC: 29n93
Lahu (Black)pu³¹ v.‘fly’Chang 86
Lahu (Yellow)po³¹ v.‘fly’Chang 86
Yi (Sani)tɬɪ³³ v.‘fly’morphemeHuang and Dai 92 TBL: 1318.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish8

Akha (Yunnan)fumorpheme bjɔ ‘flying squirrel’Hansson 89 AHKP: 190
Akha (Thai)homorpheme-bjɔ ‘flying squirrel’Hansson 89 AHKP: 255
Akha (Thai)xhomorpheme-bjɔ ‘flying squirrel’Hansson 89 AHKP: 255
Hani (Dazhai)bjɔ⁵⁵ v‘fly’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Lüchun)fùmorpheme bɔ́ ‘flying squirrel’Hansson 89 AHKP: 190
Hani (Lüchun)fumorpheme bɔ́ ‘flying squirrel’Hansson 89 AHKP: 255

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2588, *(p/b)yam ‘FLY (v.)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2588
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC pp. 29, 51, HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2588,
  title  = {{*(p/b)yam 'FLY (v.)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2588},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2588}
}