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STEDT #647

*kyaŋ

GINGER
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*thiiŋ ‘GINGER’PKC #388
Central Naga (Ao Group)*ʃiŋ ‘GINGER’PCN #213
Northern Naga/Konyakian*ɟiːŋ ‘GINGER’WTF-PNN: 494; French's 'j' is the voiced palatal stop.
Karenic*Ɂeŋᴬ ‘GINGER’TL#130

Notes

This is actually a Southeast Asian Wanderwort, probably of Austronesian origin. Cf. Proto-Indonesian *táʔaŋ from PAN *saqaŋ; Proto-Tai xiŋ (Li Fang Kuei 1977:208, 210-11); Proto-Kam-Sui *siŋ (Li Fang Kuei 1965); Hlai khüöŋ; Proto-Hmong (Mortensen) *qhiŋ; Khasi s’ing/sying ‘ginger’ (Singh 1906: 203). See Benedict (ATLC):303.

Chinese comparandum

薑 OC *ki̯ɑng, GSR #710d ‘ginger’; Schuessler 2007:307 *kaŋ; B & S 2011: *kaŋ; Mand. jiāng.

Reflexes & cognates56 reflexes · 19 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.2.1.1Northern Chin5

Paitesing ‘ginger’VanBik 09 PKC: 388
Sizangchīng kō ‘ginger’VanBik 09 PKC: 388
Thadothíiŋ ‘ginger’VanBik 09 PKC: 388
Tiddimsiːng² ‘ginger’VanBik 09 PKC: 388
Tiddimsiːng² ‘ginger’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1600

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Cho (Mindat)sing ‘ginger (plant)’VanBik 09 PKC: 388

1.2.2Central Chin5

Lai (Hakha)thîiŋ ‘ginger’VanBik 09 PKC: 388
Lai (Falam)thǐiŋ ‘ginger’VanBik 09 PKC: 388
Lushai [Mizo]sàwhmorpheme-thíing ‘ginger’VanBik 09 PKC: 388
Lushai [Mizo]sawhmorpheme-thiːng ‘ginger’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1600
Lushai [Mizo]sawmorpheme◦thîng ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)10

*Aosəŋ.mukmorpheme Bruhn 14 PCN: II.117
Ao (Chungli)song◦mukmorpheme ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)səŋ³muk³morpheme n.‘ginger’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.117
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)aprefix◦sung ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)sə́ŋ◦múkmorpheme n.‘ginger’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagao¹prefix-səŋ¹ n.‘ginger’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.213
Lotha Nagaoprefix◦sang ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga
Sangtamshing ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga
Yimchungrüshing ‘ginger’Kumar 73 Yim: 23

1.4Meithei1

Meitheising ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1Bodo-Garo1

*Bodo-Garo(haiʔ)morpheme-cVŋ ‘ginger’Burling 59 PBo: 441

1.7.1.1Bodo1

Dimasahamorpheme◦jing ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern Nagajiːŋ ‘ginger’French 83: 494

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte2

Nocteching ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang3

Changsi ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga
Konyakting ‘ginger’Marrison 67 Naga
Phomhɯŋ⁵⁵ ‘ginger’Burling 98 Phom

3.2Qiangic2

Qiang (Mawo)sɛŋmorpheme tɕɑŋ n‘ginger’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0425.08
Qiang (Taoping)sən⁵⁵morphemetɕɑŋ⁵⁵ ‘ginger’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 211.9

4Nungic3

Nungli⁵⁵morphemedʑuŋ³¹ n‘ginger’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0425.21
Anongli⁵⁵morphemedʑuŋ³¹ ‘ginger’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 211.44
Rawanglɔŋ⁵³morpheme zɯŋ³¹ ‘ginger’LaPolla 03: 506

6.1.1Burmish11

Achang (Lianghe)tshɑŋ³¹ ‘ginger’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Luxi)tɕhaŋ⁵⁵ ‘ginger’Dai 85 AcJZ
Burmese (Written)khyan̊: ‘ginger’Okell 71
Marmakhyáŋ ‘ginger’Huziwara 08 Sak: 72-1m

6.1.2.2Central Loloish1

Lisutɕho³¹phi³³ n‘ginger’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0425.40

7Karenic12

*KarenɁeŋᴬ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130
Bweθə⁵⁵’morpheme◦e⁵⁵ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130
KayahɁa³³ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130
KayanɁe⁵³ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130
KayawɁe⁵⁵ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130
Pa-O (Northern)Ɂeŋ³¹¨ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130
Pa-O (Southern)Ɂeŋ³¹¨ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130
Pwo (Northern)Ɂãi⁵⁵ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130
Pwo (Southern)Ɂɛ̃i³¹¨ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130
Sgaw (Northern)sə¹¹morphemeɁe³³ ‘ginger’Luangthongkum 13: 130

9.0.1Old Chinese2

Chinese (Old/Mid)ki̯ɑng ‘ginger’Chou 72: 710d
Chinese (Old)k(l)jang ‘ginger’Baxter 92: 310

9.0.3Modern Chinese1

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #647, *kyaŋ ‘GINGER’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/647
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB p.302
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-647,
  title  = {{*kyaŋ 'GINGER'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #647},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/647}
}