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STEDT #6112

*g-lya(ŋ/k)

PYTHON

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*liŋ² ⪤ *likᴸ ‘PYTHON’

Karenic*g-laŋ ‘PYTHON’

Connections

HPTB (PLB)*liŋ² ⪤ *likᴸ ‘python’p. 281

Chinese comparandum

蟒 OC *mwɑ̂ng, GSR #709 ‘python [i.e. python molurus]’; Schuessler 2007:375 *mâŋ < *mlâŋ; Mand. mǎng.

Reflexes & cognates38 reflexes · 6 subgroups

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmeseliŋ² ⪤ likᴸ ‘python’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 600

6.1.1Burmish13

Achang (Lianghe)m̥i⁵⁵morphemelɑŋ⁵⁵ ‘snake’Dai 85 AcJZ

Bola (Luxi)lɔ̃⁵⁵mø⁵⁵morpheme n‘snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0347.32

Bola (Luxi)lɔ̃⁵⁵mø⁵⁵morpheme (tɛ̃⁵⁵morphemevɛʔ⁵⁵morpheme) n‘year of the snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0760.32

Burmese (Written)lâŋ- ‘bat; squirrel; rat snake’Benedict 76 WBur

Langsu (Luxi)lɔ̃³¹mɔi³¹#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ n‘snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0347.31

Langsu (Luxi)lɔ̃³¹mɔi³¹#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ (tsəŋ³¹morpheme) n‘year of the snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0760.31

Leqi (Luxi)la̱ŋ³³mju³¹#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ n‘snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0347.33

Leqi (Luxi)la̱ŋ³³mju³¹#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ n‘year of the snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0760.33

Maru [Langsu]lɔ̱̃³¹mɔi³¹#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ ‘snake’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 152.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]la̱ŋ⁵¹mui⁵¹#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ n‘snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0347.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]la̱ŋ⁵¹mui⁵¹#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ ‘snake’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 152.42

Atsi [Zaiwa]la̱ŋ⁵¹mui⁵¹#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ (tsan⁵¹morpheme) n‘year of the snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0760.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]lʔáŋ◦mûi#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ ‘snake’Weidert 87 TBTo: 215

6.1.2Loloish3

*Loloishlay¹/² ‘python’Bradley 79 PLo: 64

*Loloishlaŋ¹ ‘snake’Bradley 79 PLo: 60B

*Loloishlaŋ¹ ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

6.1.2.2Central Loloish2

Lahu (Black)lɛ̂ ‘python’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 281

Lahu (Yellow)lɛ³ ‘python’Chang 86

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish18

Akha (Yunnan)áprefix lɔ́ ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

Akha (Thai)áprefix◦lɔ́ ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

Akhalìq ‘python’Matisoff 88 DL: p.1390

Akhalɔ́ ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

Bisuʔúprefix◦láŋ (DP ʔɯ́◦láŋ) ‘snake’Bradley 9x Bisu

Hani (Lüchun)óprefix lú ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

Hani (Dazhai)o⁵⁵morphemelo⁵⁵ ‘snake’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 152.31

Hani (Lüchun)o⁵⁵morphemelo⁵⁵ n‘snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0347.41

Hani (Pijo)lú ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

Hani (Pijo)ýprefix lú ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

Hani (Caiyuan)ɤ⁵⁵prefixlu⁵⁵ ‘snake’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 152.30

Hani (Gelanghe)a⁵⁵prefixlɔ⁵⁵ ‘snake’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Wordlist)olmorpheme◦lol ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

Hani (Shuikui)ɣɯ⁵⁵#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’l̥u⁵⁵ ‘snake’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 152.32

Hani (Khatu)xhú ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

Hani (Khatu)ý#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’ xhú ‘snake’Hansson 89 AHKP: 289

Hani (Mojiang)ɯ⁵⁵#2623 PTB *s-b/m-ruːl ‘SNAKE’PTani *bɯr-taŋ ‘POISONOUS SNAKE / VIPER’PKC *ruul ‘SNAKE’PCN *ph-rə ‘SNAKE’PTk *ruul ‘SNAKE’PLB *m-r-wəy¹ ‘SNAKE’PKar *rowᴮ ‘SNAKE’l̥u⁵⁵ n‘snake’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0347.42

Mpiliŋ² ‘python’Srinuan 76

7Karenic5

Bwe (Western)gɑ̆²lɑ² ‘python’Luce 85: E.5

Gebagɑ²lɑ² ‘python’Luce 85: E.5

Pa-O (Northern)tămorpheme◦lɑŋ⁶ ‘python’Luce 85: E.5

Pakukə̆morpheme◦lɔ² ‘python’Luce 85: E.5

Sgawkə̆morpheme◦lɔ³ ‘python’Luce 85: E.5

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #6112, *g-lya(ŋ/k) ‘PYTHON’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6112

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-6112,
  title  = {{*g-lya(ŋ/k) 'PYTHON'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #6112},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6112}
}