Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/lum

This Proto-Sino-Tibetan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan

Reconstruction

  • Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ljum (Coblin, 1986)
    • Proto-Tibeto-Burman:
      • *lum (Benedict, 1972)
      • *s-lum ⪤ *lim (Matisoff, 2003)
      • *s-l(u/i)m (STEDT)

Chinese 燖 / 𬊈 (“to warm up”) is usually cited as 尋 / 寻 in Sino-Tibetan etymological literature. Schuessler (2007), Hill (2019), Baxter & Sagart, and STEDT all do this. In fact, Baxter & Sagart's reconstruction of *sə-l[ə]m is nominally assigned to 尋 / 寻. However, actual attestations of 尋 / 寻 with the meaning of 燖 / 𬊈 have not been substantiated.

Verb

*lum

  1. to be warm

Descendants

  • Chinese: 燖 / 𬊈 (OC *sə-l[ə]m (B-S), “to warm up”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Naic
    • Proto-Naish: *(C)lu
      • ⇒ Naxi: lvqfvl
      • Narua: lhuq (/⁠ɬv̩˩˥⁠/)
      • Laze: [Term?] (/⁠ly˧⁠/)
  • Lolo-Burmese
    • Burmish
      • Achang: [Term?] (/⁠lum⁵⁵⁠/)
      • Burmese: လှုံ (hlum)
    • Proto-Loloish: *lum¹
  • Nungish
  • Proto-Kuki-Chin: *lum
  • Jingpho-Asakian
  • Proto-Tangkhulic: *lum
    • Tangkhul Naga: khalum
  • Proto-Karen: *lamᴬ
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