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STEDT #622

*g-wəy-n

FAR
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*wəy² ‘FAR’cf. STC p.61, HPTB p.195

Notes

The final *-n is reconstructed on the basis of Chinese. There is probably a relationship between this root and #5739 PTB *wa-n THAT / DISTAL DEMONSTRATIVE, which has more abstract, grammatical meaning.

The velar prefix is attested both in Qiangic (including Tangut).

Chinese comparandum

遠 OC *gi̯wɑ̆n, GSR #256f ‘far’; Schuessler 2007:594 *wanʔ; B & S 2011: *C.ɢʷanʔ {C.ɢʷa[n]ʔ}; Mand. yuǎn.

Reflexes & cognates96 reflexes · 17 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

3.1Tangut2

Tangut [Xixia]khwa ‘far, distant’Li 97 Tangut: 5911

3.2Qiangic11

Muyaqhuɐ⁵⁵rɐ⁵³ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.15
Muya [Minyak]qhuɐ⁵⁵rɐ⁵³ ‘far’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 817.15
Qiang (Mawo)guəʴ χemorpheme ‘far’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 817.8
Qiang (Mawo)guɛʴ χɑmorpheme adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.08
Qiang (Mianchi)ʐímorpheme-χuà ‘far, distant [road-m]’Evans 99 Qiang: 1416
Xumiqhua⁵⁵la³³morpheme adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.17
Xumiqhuɑ⁵⁵ ‘far’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 817.20

3.3.1rGyalrong1

5Tujia4

Tujia (Northern)ɣɨe²¹ ‘far’Tian 86
Tujiaɣɯe²¹ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.49
Tujiaɣɯe²¹ ‘far’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 817.38
Tujia (Southern)ʔu̵¹³ji⁵⁵suffix ‘far’Tian 86

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

6.1.2Loloish3

*Loloishʔəprefix◦we³ ‘far’Bradley 79 PLo: 750
*Loloishʔəprefix◦we¹ ‘far’Bradley 79 PLo: 750

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish10

Gazhuozɿ³¹ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.47
Nusu (Central)ue⁵⁵ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.34
Yi (Mile)mi³³morphemevi²¹ ‘far’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 817.25
Yi (Nanhua)və²¹ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.37
Yi (Wuding)vi³³ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.38

6.1.2.2Central Loloish23

Jinuoa⁴⁴prefixxɯ⁴⁴ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.44
Jinuo (Youle)xə⁴⁴ ‘far’Gai 86
Jinuoxɯ⁴⁴ ‘far’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 817.34
Kucongvɤ31 ‘far’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahu (Lancang)vɯ⁵³ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.43
Lahu (Yellow)vɤ³ ‘far’Chang 86
Lisu (Northern)a²¹prefixɤ⁵⁵ɤ⁴⁴ V‘far; very far; remote’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)a³³prefixɤ⁴⁴ A‘how far’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Central)rgh⁵ ‘distant’Fraser 22
Lisu (Central)rgh⁵ ‘far, be’Fraser 22
Lisu (Central)rgh⁵ ‘remote / distant’Fraser 22
Lisu (Luquan)vi³³ ‘far’Xu 86 Lisu
Lisuɣɯ³¹ ‘far’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 817.27
Lisu (Northern)ɤ²¹ V‘far; go around’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ɤ²¹ a³³morpheme ma³³morpheme dʑa³³morphemegu³³morpheme ‘long way’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ɤ²¹jæ³³suffix V‘very far; long-term’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ɤ²¹jæ³³morpheme kwa³³morphemetɕhi³³morpheme ‘far-reaching’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ɤ²¹jæ³³morpheme ɤ²¹ba²¹morpheme ‘very far; long-term; far away; remote’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisuɯ³¹ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.40
Yi (Sani)mɪ⁴⁴morphemevz̩¹¹ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish4

Hani (Dazhai)xɯ³¹; mo⁵⁵morpheme ‘far’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 817.31
Hani (Lüchun)xɯ³¹ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.41
Hani (Mojiang)ɣɛ³¹ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.42
Mpihɤ¹ ‘far’Srinuan 76

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish7

Phu Khavɯ³¹ ‘far’Fried 00 PhuKha

7Karenic7

Gebaɔ²prefixyi² ‘far’Luce 85: E.6
Karenji³³ adj‘far / distant’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0974.50
Pakuyi² ‘far’Luce 85: E.6
Pwo (Delta)yãɪ² ‘far’Luce 85: E.6
Sgawyi³ ‘far’Luce 85: E.6

9.0.1Old Chinese1

Chinese (Old)Cprefix.ɢʷanʔ {C.ɢʷa[n]ʔ} ‘far’BaxterSagart 2011: 3653

9.0.2Middle Chinese1

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #622, *g-wəy-n ‘FAR’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/622
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB p.452
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-622,
  title  = {{*g-wəy-n 'FAR'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #622},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/622}
}