*k(w)aŋ ⪤ *pʷaŋ
Intermediate reconstructions
Notes
The reflexes of this richly attested root range from velar stops to labial stops to w-, pointing to a complex allofamic reconstruction. The TB languages show much variation in the names of insects and other small creatures, which often run to four or more syllables. The large degree of variation to be found in such words can plausibly be ascribed to the tendency of successive generations of children to create new forms.
The nasal prefix in the PLB reconstruction accounts for the voicing of the Lahu initial.
Clearly related are #5408 PTB *m-ga SPIN / CARD FIBERS and #5681 PTB *m-gu SPIDER, also with voiced initials in Lahu. Polysyllabic Lahu forms like na-gù-na-gá-pɛ̄ demonstrate that these two roots are separate.
Also possibly related is #5682 PLB *ʔ-gyaŋ¹ SPIN / ROTATE / TOP (toy).
Chinese comparandum
紡 OC *pʼi̯wɑng, GSR #740r ‘twist, spin’; Schuessler 2007:232 *phaŋʔ; B & S 2011: *pʰaŋʔ; Mand. fǎng.
Reflexes & cognates73 reflexes · 25 subgroups
0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)5
1.1“North Assam”1
1.1.1.1Western Tani5
1.1.2Deng1
1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin3
1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)4
1.7.1.2Garo1
1.7.1.3Koch3
1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1
1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1
1.7.3.1Jingpho3
2.1.1Western Himalayish2
2.1.2Bodic3
2.1.2.1Tibetan3
2.1.4Tamangish3
2.3.2Southern Kiranti1
2.3.4Western Kiranti2
4Nungic1
6.1Lolo-Burmese1
6.1.1Burmish21
6.1.2Loloish3
6.1.2.1Northern Loloish5
6.1.2.2Central Loloish1
6.1.2.3Southern Loloish2
7Karenic9
Cite this entry
*k(w)aŋ ⪤ *pʷaŋ ‘SPIDER / SPIN / SPINDLE’.https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5400BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5400,
title = {{*k(w)aŋ ⪤ *pʷaŋ 'SPIDER / SPIN / SPINDLE'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5400},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5400}
}