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STEDT #5598

*m-n(w)ay

YAM / TARO

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Karenic*hnwɛᴮ ‘YAM, POTATO’TL#337

Notes

Forms with initial *m- are e.g. Lahu mə̄ show preemption by the nasal prefix.

Reflexes & cognates43 reflexes · 8 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmanm-n(w)ay ‘yam’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 165

*Tibeto-Burmanm-n(w)ay ‘yam’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 215, 217

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)12

*Ao(aprefix-)məj ‘TARO’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.223

Ao (Chungli)(ma³)nə¹ n.‘taro’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.223

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)aprefix◦mi ‘taro’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[a]prefix-mi n.‘yam’Coupe revises this gloss to ‘taro’ (p.c. Daniel Bruhn 2013).Coupe 07 Ao

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)mi◦jasə̀ʔmorpheme n.‘yam, fermented’Coupe 07 Ao

Lotha Nagama³niʔ³ n.‘taro’Bruhn 14 SuppCN

Lotha Nagamani ‘taro’Marrison 67 Naga

Lotha Nagamani ‘yam’Marrison 67 Naga

Lotha Nagamání ‘yam’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 165

Lotha Nagamani ‘taro’Murry 78: 122

Sangtampamorpheme◦nu ‘taro’Marrison 67 Naga

Yacham-Tengsani◦changmorpheme ‘taro’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho4

Jingphonai ‘yam’Marrison 67 Naga

Jingphonài ‘yam’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 165

Jingphonai³¹ ‘taro’Liu 84

Jingphonai³¹ ‘taro’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 196.47

6.1.1Burmish4

Achang (Longchuan)mui³¹ ‘taro’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 196.41

Achang (Luxi)mui⁵¹ ‘taro’Dai 85 AcJZ

Maru [Langsu]mɔi³⁵ ‘taro’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 196.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]mui²¹ ‘taro’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 196.42

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish3

Nusu (Northern)mɯe³⁵ ‘taro’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Bijiang)mɯe⁵⁵ ‘taro’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 196.45

Nusu (Southern)mɯi⁵⁵ ‘taro’Sun J 86 Nusu

6.1.2.2Central Loloish1

Lahu (Black)mə̄ ‘yam’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 165

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Akhamɒ̃ ‘yam’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 165

7Karenic26

*Karenhnwɛᴮ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

*Karen [Burling]mwɛ² ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

*Karen (TP)nwɛ́q ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

*Karen (Pwo-Sgaw)nwɛ́q ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

*Karennwɛ́q ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

*Karen (Sgaw)nwɛ́ʔ ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

*Karen (Pwo)nɛ́q ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

Bwenwɛ³³ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

Kayannwɛ¹¹ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

Kayawnɛ¹¹ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

Pa-Onwé ‘yam’Solnit 89 PaO

Pa-Onwé ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

Pa-Onwe ‘yam (white)’Benedict 72 STC: 149n409

Pa-O (Southern)nwɛ³³ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

Pa-O (Northern)nwɛ⁵⁵ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

Palaychinwɛ ‘yam’Benedict 72 STC: 149n409

Palaychinwɛ̀q ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

Pwo (Northern)nɛ³³ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

Pwo (Southern)nɛ⁵⁵ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

Pwo (Bassein)nài ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

Pwo (Moulmein)nɛ́ʔ ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

Sgawnwɛ ‘yam’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 165

Sgaw (Northern)nwɛ¹¹¨ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

Sgaw (Southern)nwɛ⁴⁵’ ‘yam, potato’Luangthongkum 13: 337

Sgaw (Bassein)nwɛ̀ ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

Sgaw (Moulmein)nwɛ́ʔ ‘yam (white)’Jones 61: 61

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5598, *m-n(w)ay ‘YAM / TARO’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5598

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

References: cf. HPTB pp. 215, 217

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5598,
  title  = {{*m-n(w)ay 'YAM / TARO'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5598},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5598}
}