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STEDT #7709

*a-m-ʒaːn

LOVE (v.)
Proto-Central Naga (Ao group)

Connections

Allofams

Notes

This root seems to be a variant of #7683 PCN *m-jam LOVE / FRIEND / FRIENDSHIP. See also the resemblant root #1643 PTB *m-dza-k LOVE.

Reflexes & cognates8 reflexes · 1 subgroup

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)9

*Central Nagaaprefix-mprefix-ʒaːn v.‘LOVE’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.162
Lotha Nagan̩¹prefix-zan³- v.‘love’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.162
Lotha Naganprefix◦zan ‘love’Murry 78: 69
Lotha Naganprefix◦zan◦asuffix ‘love’Murry 78: 69
Sangtamaprefix◦mprefix◦üi ‘love’Kumar 73 Sang
Sangtamaprefix◦mprefix◦üi v‘love’Marrison 67 Naga
Sangtamaprefix◦mprefix◦üi◦chosuffix v.‘love’Kumar 73 Sang
Yimchungrüaprefix◦muprefix◦zho v‘love’Marrison 67 Naga
Yimchungrümuprefix◦zho ‘love’Kumar 73 Yim: 70

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #7709, *a-m-ʒaːn ‘LOVE (v.)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/7709
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: PCN #162
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-7709,
  title  = {{*a-m-ʒaːn 'LOVE (v.)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #7709},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/7709}
}