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*pu

BLOW

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlepuinitialprhymeucoverP · V

Intermediate reconstructions

Central Naga (Ao Group)*phu ‘BLOW’PCN #069

Connections

Allofams

2a #75 *pu ‘BLOW’
2b #1743 *pur ‘BLOW’

Chinese comparandum

弗 OC *pi̯wət, GSR #500a-c ‘gust of wind’; Schuessler 2007:240-1 *pət; B & S 2011: *put; Mand. fú.

Reflexes & cognates75 reflexes · 11 subgroups

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)9

*Central Nagaphu Bruhn 14 PCN: III.069

*Aoaprefix-phu Bruhn 14 PCN: II.021

Ao (Chungli)a²prefix-pu² v.‘blow’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.021

Ao (Chungli)āprefix◦pū v.‘blow’Temsunungsang 09 Ao: 3

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)mə́zə́morpheme-phu-tʃənsuffix n.‘fireplace ('fire' + 'blow' + LNOM)’Coupe 07 Ao

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)phu v.‘blow [blew]’Coupe 07 Ao

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)phu-nikmorpheme v.‘extinguish [extinguished] ('blow' + ?)’Coupe 07 Ao

Lotha Nagahmu³- v.‘blow’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.069

Sangtamfü, me#31 PTB *s-miːt ‘EXTINGUISH / SHUT ABRUPTLY / WINK / BLINK / DIE’PTani *mit ‘EXTINGUISH / EXTINGUISHED’PKC *mit ‘GO OUT (light) / EXTINGUISH’PCN *hmət ‘EXTINGUISH / BLOW’PTk *met ‘SQUEEZE / EXTINGUISH’◦chimorpheme ‘blow’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

Sema [Sumi]fu ‘blow (mouth)’Achumi 98: 9.2.3

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

Pattani [Manchati]pʰu: ◦lʰa#1744 PTB *s-la ‘BLOW’◦zimorpheme v.‘blow (with mouth)’Sharma, D.D. 82 TH

2.1.2Bodic1

Baimapho¹³ su⁵³morpheme ‘blow (mouth)’Sun H 91 Baim: 9.2.3

2.1.2.1Tibetan10

Tibetan (Batang)pu²³¹ ‘blow (mouth)’Dai 89 Bata: 9.2.3

Tibetan (Batang)pu²³¹ tau¹³morpheme v.‘breathe’Dai 89 Bata: 9.2.1

Tibetan (Batang)pu⁵⁵ ‘blow (the trumpet)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1218.03

Tibetan (Batang)pu⁵⁵ ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.03

Tibetan (Khams:Dege)phu⁵³ɕe³¹morpheme ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.3

Tibetan (Lhasa)phu⁵³cap¹³morpheme ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.2

Tibetan (Lhasa)phu⁵⁵ Ca¹³²morpheme ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.02

Tibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)phū◦gensuffix ‘blow (mouth)’Bishop 89: 9.2.3

Tibetan (Written)phu brgjabmorpheme ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.1

Tibetan (Written)phu rgjagmorpheme ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.01

2.1.4Tamangish3

Gurung (Ghachok)pʰwi◦baqsuffix ‘blow (with mouth)’Glover 72 GuVo: 2.B.2.3

Manang (Prakaa)²pʰu ³lə#1744 PTB *s-la ‘BLOW’- ‘blow (breath)’Hoshi 84: 0386b

Thakali (Tukche)pʰuj-lɔ#1744 PTB *s-la ‘BLOW’ ‘blow (with mouth)’Hari 71a ThVo: 2.B.2.3

2.2Newar1

Newarpu◦yesuffix ‘blow (mouth)’Shakya 89: 9.2.3

3.2Qiangic27

Muyaphə⁵³ tə³³morphemetə⁵³morpheme ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.15

Muya [Minyak]phɯ⁵⁵ ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.15

Muya [Minyak]pʰɯ⁵⁵ ‘blow (mouth)’Sun H 91 MuyQ: 9.2.3

Namuyifu⁵³ ‘whistle’Sun H 91 NamQ: 11.5

Namuyifu⁵³ ‘blow (mouth)’Sun H 91 NamQ: 9.2.3

Namuyifu⁵³ ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.19

Namuyifu⁵³ ‘blow (of wind)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 753.19

Namuyifu⁵³ ‘blow (the trumpet)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1218.46

Namuyifu⁵³ ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.46

Namuyifu⁵³ v.‘blow (wind)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1353.46

Pumi (Lanping)phu⁵⁵py⁵⁵morpheme ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.09

Qiang (Longxi)dàmorpheme phú ‘blow (dust)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1749

Qiang (Longxi)mù#2136 PTB *mey ‘FIRE’PTani *mə ‘FIRE’PKC *may ‘FIRE’PCN *mej(ʔ) ‘FIRE’PTk *mej ‘FIRE’PLB *s/ʔ-mey² ‘FIRE’PKar *hmeᴮ ‘FIRE’ phú liùmorpheme ‘tube for blowing on fire [fire-light/blow-?]’Evans 99 Qiang: 788

Qiang (Longxi)phú ‘blow (instrument)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1748

Qiang (Longxi)phú tàmorpheme ‘blow (of wind)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1941

Qiang (Mawo)(məs)#62 PTB *mwa-n/s ‘LIFE / BREATH’ pʰʌ ‘blow (mouth)’Sun H 91 MawQ: 9.2.3

Qiang (Mawo)phə ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.08

Qiang (Mawo)phɤ ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.8

Qiang (Mawo)pʰɤ ‘blow (with mouth)’Sun H 81 Qia

Qiang (Mianchi)mèmorpheme mèmorpheme phú ‘blow (of wind)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1941

Qiang (Mianchi)mú#2136 PTB *mey ‘FIRE’PTani *mə ‘FIRE’PKC *may ‘FIRE’PCN *mej(ʔ) ‘FIRE’PTk *mej ‘FIRE’PLB *s/ʔ-mey² ‘FIRE’PKar *hmeᴮ ‘FIRE’-phù-diòmorpheme ‘tube for blowing on fire [fire-light/blow-door]’Evans 99 Qiang: 788

Qiang (Mianchi)phú ‘blow (instrument)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1748

Qiang (Mianchi)phú ‘blow (dust)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1749

Qiang (Taoping)phə³³ ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.9

Qiang (Taoping)pʰə³³ ‘blow (with mouth)’Sun H 81 Qia

Qiang (Yadu)pʰə ‘blow (trumpet)’Dai 89 Qian: 1748

Qiang (Yadu)pʰə ‘blow (dust)’Dai 89 Qian: 1749

3.3.1rGyalrong3

rGyalrongkamorpheme wamorpheme phu ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.12

rGyalrongkamorpheme wamorpheme pʰu ‘blow (mouth)’Dai 89 Jiar: 9.2.3

rGyalrong (Maerkang)kɑmorpheme wɑmorpheme phu ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.11

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish11

Akha (Thai)bɔ ‘blow’Hansson 89 AHKP: 264

Akha (Yunnan)bɔ ‘blow’Hansson 89 AHKP: 264

Hani (Lüchun)bo ‘blow’Hansson 89 AHKP: 264

Hani (Dazhai)bo³³ ‘blow (with mouth)’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Dazhai)bo³³ ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.31

Hani (Dazhai)bo³³ ‘blow (of wind)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 753.31

Hani (Lüchun)bo³³ ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.41

Hani (Lüchun)bo³³ v.‘blow (wind)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1353.41

Hani (Gelanghe)bɔ³³ ‘blow (with mouth)’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Gelanghe)dʑa³¹morphemelɛ⁵⁵#2412 PTB *g-ləy ‘WIND (n.)’PTani *rji ‘WIND (n.)’PKC *khlii ‘AIR / WIND’PTk *ʃi ‘WIND (n.)’PNN *gleːy ‘WIND’PLB *s/ʔ-ləy¹ ‘WIND’PKar *lèi' ‘WIND’bɔ³³ ‘blow (of wind)’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Wordlist)bbo ‘blow’Hansson 89 AHKP: 264

8Bai10

Bai (Bijiang)phu⁵⁵ ‘blow (with mouth)’Xu 84 Bai

Bai (Bijiang)phɯ⁵⁵ ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.37

Bai (Dali)phɯ⁵⁵ ‘blow (with mouth)’Xu 84 Bai

Bai (Dali)phɯ⁵⁵ ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.35

Bai (Dali)pʰø¹ v.‘breath, blow’Dell 81: pp.150-169

Bai (Jianchuan)phu⁵⁵ ‘blow (the trumpet)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1218.48

Bai (Jianchuan)phu⁵⁵ ‘blow away (a speck of dust)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1219.48

Bai (Jianchuan)phɯ⁵⁵ ‘blow (with mouth)’Xu 84 Bai

Bai (Jianchuan)phɯ⁵⁵ ‘blow with mouth’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 544.36

Bai (Jianchuan)pʰɯ⁵⁵ ‘blow (mouth)’Zhao 90: 9.2.3

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #75, *pu ‘BLOW’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/75

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-75,
  title  = {{*pu 'BLOW'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #75},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/75}
}