*yaam

CREEP / CRAWL / SPREAD

Proto-Kuki-Chin · provisional

Reflexes & cognates5 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinyaam VanBik 09 PKC: 1191

1.2.1.1Northern Chin2

Thadozáam-I, zàam-II ‘creep, climb, spread’VanBik 09 PKC: 1191

Tiddimzaːm² ‘crawl like a creeper’VanBik 09 PKC: 1191

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Khumiyang ‘spread’VanBik 09 PKC: 1191

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Hakha)zâam-I, zǎam-II ‘creep, climb, spread (e.g. vine)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1191

Lushai [Mizo]záam v‘creep, spread or climb (as a creeper)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1191

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5191, *yaam ‘CREEP / CRAWL / SPREAD’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5191

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

References: PKC #1191

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5191,
  title  = {{*yaam 'CREEP / CRAWL / SPREAD'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5191},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5191}
}