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#116 PTB *k(w)am THIRSTY / DRIED OUT

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

Three different prefixes are attested with this root: Written Tibetan has s‑, but some modern dialects have r‑. The voiced initial in the Lahu form reflexes a nasal prefix at the PLB level.

The Written Tibetan doublet skam‑po ‘dry’ and skom‑pa ‘thirst’ strongly supports the reconstruction of *‑wa‑.

This root bears some resemblance to #2347 PTB *krwap RUSTLE, the common core of meaning perhaps residing in the dry sound made by fallen leaves.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
77587116168khəmthirsty / dry*Sino-Tibetan10Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)0Coblin 86WSC-SH1480
77590116183khamthirsty / dry*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Coblin 86WSC-SH1490
3136511161778gam¹dryviTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB3020
1703681161597gam¹dry, be annihilatedTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 94 TCVPB-TCV0
126406116,m319ko⁵³ dɐ¹³thirstybeBaima222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 BaimSHK-BaimaQ3.7.80
39644116,32971093tɕem⁵⁵ pu⁵⁵thirstyTshona (Wenlang)222.1.2Bodic1Lu 86 CuoMJZ-CNMenba0
42141m,1161090pɛː¹³ cem⁵³thirstyTshona (Mama)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
225785m,1161092pɛː¹³cem⁵³thirstyTshona (Mama)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC898.60
418390116,m1850cam⁵³la³¹thirsty, bev.Cuona Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1478.060
4119021161848rkamdry, bev.Tibetan (Alike)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1333.050
4243271161848rkamdry (clothes) in the sunv.Tibetan (Alike)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1604.050
397947116,m1848rkam bodryTibetan (Alike)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1028.050
4183891161848ɣkomthirsty, bev.Tibetan (Alike)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1478.050
2240501161550hkamdryTibetan (Amdo:Bla-brang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC864.40
2257841161550hkomthirstyTibetan (Amdo:Bla-brang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC898.40
363451161584hkomthirstyTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 AmdoJS-Amdo5470
36002116,m1584hkæm-nbodryTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 AmdoJS-Amdo2040
2181611161585rkamdry in the sunTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC749.50
2240261161585rkamdryTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC864.50
2257601161585rkomthirstyTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC898.50
12923273,116329kha⁵⁵ gã⁵⁵thirstybe v.Tibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Dai 89 BataDQ-Batang3.7.80
418387273,1161826kha⁵³kɑ̃⁵⁵thirsty, bev.Tibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1478.030
4119001161826kɑ̃⁵⁵dry, bev.Tibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1333.030
269572116,m701kom◦boqdryadjTibetan (Jirel)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN01.0990
2257591161380kɑŋ⁵⁵thirstyTibetan (Khams:Dege)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC898.30
4118991161815kam⁵²dry, bev.Tibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1333.020
4193591161815kam⁵⁵dry (clothes) in the airv.Tibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1498.020
224049116,s1557kam⁵⁵po⁵³dryTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC864.20
397944116,s1815kam⁵⁵po⁵⁵dryTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1028.020
411946116,s,m1815kam⁵⁵po⁵⁵ tɕha⁵²dry, bev.Tibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1333.020
413776116,m,m1815kam⁵⁵sø⁵² taŋ⁵⁵dry by firev.Tibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1374.020
418386273,1161815kha⁵⁵ kom⁵⁵thirsty, bev.Tibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1478.020
2257831161557kom⁵⁵thirstyTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC898.20
424324m,m,1161815tʂhaŋ⁵⁵tʂhu⁵⁵ kam⁵⁵dry (clothes) in the sunv.Tibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1604.020
269573116,m1402kam◦buqdryadjTibetan (Sherpa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN01.0990
126728116,m,m,m1407kom◦je laŋ◦enthirstybeTibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Bishop 89B-ShrpaHQ3.7.80
126970116,m,m,m1426kum◦ḍi yoŋ◦jethirstybeSpiti242.1.2.1Tibetan1Bodh 91CB-SpitiQ3.7.80
69141116,m1427kum◦ɖithirstTibetan (Spiti)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sharma, S.R. 79 SpSRS-PSS0
419358m,1161804(gos) skemdry (clothes) in the airv.Tibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1498.010
424323m,1161804(gos) skemdry (clothes) in the sunv.Tibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1604.010
418385273,1161804kha skomthirsty, bev.Tibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1478.010
397943116,s1804skam podryTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1028.010
224024116,s1582skam podryTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC864.10
76441116,s1580skam-podryTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Coblin 86WSC-SH1490
37786116,s1575skam.podryTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib2040
240402116,s1564skam◦padryadjTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
4118981161804skemdry, bev.Tibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1333.010
381291161575skomthirstyTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib5470
2257581161582skomthirstyTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC898.10
76440116,s1580skom-pathirstv.Tibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Coblin 86WSC-SH1490
250980116,s1564skom◦pathirstyTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
4119011161837hkamdry, bev.Tibetan (Xiahe)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1333.040
4193611161837hkamdry (clothes) in the airv.Tibetan (Xiahe)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1498.040
4243261161837hkamdry (clothes) in the sunv.Tibetan (Xiahe)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1604.040
4183881161837hkomthirsty, bev.Tibetan (Xiahe)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1478.040
20984116,m,m1002³kom◦te ³kʰə-thirsty, beManang (Prakaa)232.1.4Tamangish1Hoshi 84HM-Prak03320
1273301161612go³⁵thirstybeTujia415Tujia1Chen 86 TuMQCK-TujMQ3.7.80
436221161617go³⁵thirstyTujia (Southern)415Tujia1Tian 86JZ-Tujia0
463358m,1161962phu³⁴go³³dry (grain); dry (road)Yi (Liangshan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Ma 08 YiSIL-Nuosuindex0
148757116831dried up and brittle; dehydratedLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DLp. 4100
31386116838dried upbe v.Lahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB3810
40642116629gɯ³³thirstyHani (Dazhai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
225772116510gɯ³³thirstyHani (Dazhai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC898.310
40784116630gɯ³³thirstyHani (Gelanghe)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
77588116478khəmxthirsty / dryChinese (Old)539.0.1Old Chinese0Coblin 86WSC-SH1480

Chinese comparandum

顑 OC *χəm~*k’əm, GSR #671m ‘emaciated, gaunt’; Coblin 86:148-9 ST *khəm > OC *khəmx; Schuessler 2007:332 *hə̂ms~*khə̂mʔ; Mand. kǎn.
歁 OC (*k’əm), (not in GSR #658) ‘famished’; Schuessler 2007:332 *khə̂mʔ; Mand. kǎn.