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STEDT #2706

*m-tow

FLY (n.)
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

handletowprefixminitialtrhymeow~m-thocoverT · VNWT

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*thaw ‘FLY (n.) / MOSQUITO / MAGGOT’PKC #386

Connections

HPTB*m-tow ‘fly (n.)’p. 226

Notes

This root seems to occur mostly in Kuki-Chin, with a possible Naga cognate.

Reflexes & cognates20 reflexes · 8 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

1NE Indian Areal Group2

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinthaw n‘FLY / MOSQUITO / MAGGOT’VanBik 09 PKC: 386

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin5

Khami (Northern)pəmorpheme◦thau n‘fly’Benedict 72 STC: 121n332
Khami (Southern)məmorpheme◦thaut n‘fly’Benedict 72 STC: 121n332
Khumipᵊtʰaᵘ n‘fly’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 72
Wakungmᵊtʰaᵘ n‘fly’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 72

1.2.3Maraic2

Lakher [Mara]mathyu<mathou ‘fly’Løffler 85 Paa
Lakher [Mara]məmorpheme◦theu-pamorpheme n‘fly’Benedict 72 STC: 121n332

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

Sema [Sumi]əprefix◦muthu n‘fly’Benedict 72 STC: 121n332

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2706, *m-tow ‘FLY (n.)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2706
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: ("PKN") cf. STC p.66, 121, HPTB p.226
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2706,
  title  = {{*m-tow 'FLY (n.)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2706},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2706}
}