*wa-huy

PIGEON

Proto-Kuki-Chin · provisional

Notes

The first element in this binome is #1603 PTB *w(a/u) BIRD / EGG / WING / FOWL.

Reflexes & cognates5 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinwa-huy VanBik 09 PKC: 730

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin2

Cho (Mindat)va hui ‘green pigeon’VanBik 09 PKC: 730

Khumibhuú ‘domestic pigeon’VanBik 09 PKC: 730

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Hakha)va-hûy ‘pigeon’VanBik 09 PKC: 730

Lushai [Mizo]và-húi n‘wood pigeon’VanBik 09 PKC: 730

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]vā-hí n‘small wood pigeon’VanBik 09 PKC: 730

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4730, *wa-huy ‘PIGEON’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4730

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

References: PKC #730

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4730,
  title  = {{*wa-huy 'PIGEON'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4730},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4730}
}