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STEDT #5432

*s-lu(k/ŋ)

MAGGOT / BUTTERFLY
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*luŋ ‘MAGGOT / WORM’PKC #1034
Northern Naga/Konyakian*gluŋ ‘INSECT / WORM’
Lolo-Burmese*k-luk ⪤ *k-luŋ ‘MAGGOT’
Karenic*hloŋᴮ ‘MAGGOT’TL#181

Chinese comparandum

蟲/虫 OC *dʼi̯ông, GSR #1009c ‘insect, reptile’; Coblin 86: ST *dr̵yəngw > OC *drjəngw; Schuessler 2007:189 *druŋ; B & S 2011: *C.lruŋ; Mand. chóng.

Reflexes & cognates155 reflexes · 24 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmans-luk ⪤ s-luŋ ‘maggot’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 600
*Tibeto-Burmans-luŋ ⪤ s-luk ‘maggot’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 600

1.1.2Deng5

Kaman [Miju]gɑ⁵⁵morphemeklɑuŋ⁵⁵ n‘maggot’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0359.23
Kaman [Miju]gɑ⁵⁵morphemeklɑuŋ⁵⁵ ‘maggot’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 168.48
Kaman [Miju]klauŋ ‘insect’LaPolla 87: 172
Kaman [Miju]klɑuŋ⁵⁵ n‘insect / worm’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0353.23
Kaman [Miju]klɑuŋ⁵⁵ ‘insect / worm’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 169.48

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinluŋ ‘MAGGOT / WORM’VanBik 09 PKC: 1034

1.2.1.1Northern Chin6

Thadolûŋ ‘worm, maggot’VanBik 09 PKC: 1034
Thadolúŋ ‘worm’Thirumalai 72: 48
Tiddimlung¹ ‘worm’VanBik 09 PKC: 1034
Tiddimnaːi²morpheme lung¹ ‘silk worm’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1181

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin2

Ashoalün-hengmorpheme ‘maggot’VanBik 09 PKC: 1034
Khumikliiwng ‘maggot; grub species (from a tree, eaten fried with salt and turmeric)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1034

1.2.2Central Chin6

Lai (Hakha)lûŋ ‘maggot, worm’VanBik 09 PKC: 1034
Paangkhua(ra)morpheme◦lùng ‘maggot’Løffler 85 Paa

1.2.3Maraic1

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Ao (Chungli)lung◦benmorpheme ‘worm’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern Nagagluŋ ‘insect / worm’French 83: 506

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang2

Phomlong◦thümorpheme ‘worm’Marrison 67 Naga
Phomlɔŋ³³ ‘worm’Burling 98 Phom

3.2Qiangic19

Namuyilu³⁵ ‘maggot’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 168.19
Pumi (Taoba)lõ⁵³ ‘maggot’LaPolla 87: 146
Xumirũ³⁵ ‘maggot’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 168.20
Xumirũ⁵³ n‘maggot’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0359.17

3.3.1rGyalrong13

rGyalrong (Maerkang)kəmorpheme lu n‘insect / worm’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0353.11
rGyalrongkəmorpheme lu ‘insect / worm’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 169.12
Caodengqɐmorpheme-ju ‘bug; insect’Sun J 97 Cao
rGyalrong (Maerkang)təprefix phʃᴇmorpheme kəprefix lu n‘maggot’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0359.11
rGyalrongʃamorpheme kəmorpheme lu ‘maggot’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 168.12
Caodengʃamorpheme-ʁju ‘maggot’Sun J 97 Cao
rGyalrongchangmorpheme ramorpheme kumorpheme lu ‘maggot’Nagano 97 GyQ: 19.3
rGyalrongkumorpheme lu ‘insect’Nagano 97 GyQ: 15.1
rGyalrongkumorpheme lu kAmorpheme maymorpheme kumorpheme ‘crawling insect’Nagano 97 GyQ: 15.12
rGyalrongkumorpheme lu kAmorpheme Nbyammorpheme ‘flying insect’Nagano 97 GyQ: 15.11
rGBenzhenkəmorpheme-luʔ ‘bug’Sun J 97 rGB
rGBenzhenkəmorpheme-luʔ ‘insect’Sun J 97 rGB
rGBenzhentəprefix-pʃemorpheme kəprefix-luʔ ‘maggot’Sun J 97 rGB

4Nungic9

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)tshi³¹morpheme lɔŋ⁵³ ‘maggot’LaPolla 87: 146
Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)tshi³¹morphemelɔŋ⁵³ ‘maggot’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

*Lolo-Burmesek-luk ⪤ k-luŋ ‘maggot’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 186
*Lolo-Burmesek-luŋ ⪤ *k-luk ‘maggot’[Source note] [TSR 186].LaPolla 87: 146

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish16

Nusu (Southern)ɬu̱⁵³ ‘maggot’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Bijiang)ɬu⁵³ɑ³¹morpheme ‘maggot’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 168.45
Nusu (Northern)ɬu̱⁵⁵ɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘maggot’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Mile)ɬu̱³³ ‘maggot’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 168.25

6.1.2.2Central Loloish18

Jinuolo⁴²mɔ⁴⁴morpheme ‘maggot’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 168.34
Jinuo (Youle)ɬo⁴² ‘maggot’Gai 86
Jinuoɬɔ⁴²mɔ³³morpheme n‘maggot’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0359.44
Kuconglɔ33 ‘maggot’Dai 09 Kucong
Lisuhõ³⁵ n‘maggot’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0359.40

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish13

Akhalu-tahmorpheme HS-L ‘maggot’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 186
Akha (Yunnan)luq thàŋmorpheme ‘maggot’Hansson 89 AHKP: 415
Akha (Thai)luq-thàŋmorpheme ‘maggot’Hansson 89 AHKP: 501
Hani (Kao Hua-Nien)hlu-tʻumorpheme 33-32 ‘maggot’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 186
Hani (Dazhai)lu̱³³thɔ³¹morpheme ‘maggot’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 168.31
Hani (Lüchun)sjhámorpheme luq ‘maggot’Hansson 89 AHKP: 415
Hani (Lüchun)sjhámorpheme luq ? ‘maggot’Hansson 89 AHKP: 501
Hani (Lüchun)lu̱³³thɔ³¹morpheme n‘maggot’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0359.41
Hani (Gelanghe)lu̱³³thaŋ³¹morpheme ‘maggot’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Wordlist)luv◦taoqmorpheme ‘maggot’Hansson 89 AHKP: 501

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1

Pholapi³³morphemelɔ̠³¹ ‘maggot’Pelkey 11 Phula: 155

6.2Naxi4

Laze (Xiangjiao)mu˧morphemekʰv˥morphemelv˥ ‘maggot’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 3747
Naxilv̩⁵⁵ n‘maggot’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0359.45

7Karenic23

*Karenhloŋᴮ ‘maggot’Luangthongkum 13: 181
*Karen (Pwo)lónq ‘maggot’Jones 61: 56
*Karen (TP)lóŋq ‘maggot’Jones 61: 56
*Karenlóŋq ‘maggot’Jones 61: 56
*Karen (Sgaw)lə́ʔ ‘maggot’Jones 61: 56
Bwelo³³ ‘maggot’Luangthongkum 13: 181
Kayahlɔ¹¹ ‘maggot’Luangthongkum 13: 181
Kayanlo¹¹ ‘maggot’Luangthongkum 13: 181
Kayawlə¹¹ ‘maggot’Luangthongkum 13: 181
Pa-Olóŋ ‘maggot’Solnit 89 PaO
Pa-Olóŋ ‘maggot’Jones 61: 56
Pwo (Southern)lõu⁵⁵ ‘maggot’Luangthongkum 13: 181
Pwo (Bassein)lòn ‘maggot’Jones 61: 56
Pwo (Moulmein)lónʔ ‘maggot’Jones 61: 56
Sgaw (Southern)lə⁴⁵’ ‘maggot’Luangthongkum 13: 181
Sgaw (Bassein)lə̀ ‘maggot’Jones 61: 56
Sgaw (Moulmein)lə́ʔ ‘maggot’Jones 61: 56

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5432, *s-lu(k/ŋ) ‘MAGGOT / BUTTERFLY’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5432
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB p. 522
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5432,
  title  = {{*s-lu(k/ŋ) 'MAGGOT / BUTTERFLY'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5432},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5432}
}