*mə-ru

TORCH

Proto-Tani · provisional

Notes

“The compound is derived from ‘fire’ + ‘pitch-pine’.” Sun 1993a:153 (A historical-comparative study of the Tani (Mirish) branch).

Reflexes & cognates8 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.1.1Tani1

*Tanimə-ru ‘torch’Sun J 93 HCST: 437

1.1.1.1Western Tani7

Bengnimu-ru ‘torch’Sun J 93 HCST

Bengnimu-ru ‘torch’Sun J 93 Tani

Bokarmə ru n‘torch’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0540.24

Bokarmə-ru ‘torch’Sun J 93 HCST

Bokarmə-ru ‘torch’Sun J 93 Tani

Galo`məor n.‘torch’GLDC 09 Galo

Galo`məro n.‘torch’GLDC 09 Galo

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani1

Padam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]mə-ru ‘torch’Sun J 93 HCST

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #6476, *mə-ru ‘TORCH’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6476

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

References: JS-HCST: 153

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-6476,
  title  = {{*mə-ru 'TORCH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #6476},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6476}
}