1.0 The Body > 1.8 Secretions and Somatophonics > 1.8.2 Snot/Nasal Mucus > 1.8.2.2 Snore

#1784 PTB *s-ŋwar SNORE / BREATHE HEAVILY

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root was set up as *s‑ŋor in HPTB:400.

As noted in HPTB loc. cit., there is a similar Indo-Aryan etymon (cf. Nepali ghur‑nu), but this resemblance appears accidental, probably due to the imitative nature of words for snoring.

Chepang hŋrok naʔ might be related, but presents problems. Thulung and Khaling khor‑ are perhaps borrowings from Nepali.

There is a possible allofamic relationship between this root and #803 PTB *s‑na*s‑naːr NOSE, reminding one of the English “cryptotype” sm‑ ⪤ sn‑ ‘action related to the nose or lips’.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51560917842012s-|ŋorsnore*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6060
159007m,130,m,1784286i-mi iʔ-ŋɯrsnoreApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
159005m,1784,m285i-ŋɯ-rɯsnoreApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
3279461784,17841794-naːk/ˋnaːkbreathevTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Henderson 65 TidCEJAH-TC0
44604517841925naːk²breatheTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC9050
31468517841778naːk²breathevTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB11850
50093617841983hnaarSNORE*Central Chin701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC9050
4460421784,17841947hnâar-|I, hnǎar-|IIsnoreLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC9050
4460431784,17841923hnǎar-|I, hnàar-|IIsnoreLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC9050
44604417841924hnáarsnorevLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC9050
2493311784976hnârsnorevLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1317991784,m,m,m,m805nar rə◦sə kə◦suksnoreKom Rem721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Toba 91 KRQT-KomRQ11.40
1504781784,m,1784,m1112nàr◦rùšá ~ nàr◦rušásnoreMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon11.40
524305m,17842030ŋə◦náarsnoreSorbung721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Mortensen 11 SorbungMK-SorbungBodyParts.3410
52918217842031ŋarsnore*Tangkhulic661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk7740
24932717841471ngarsnorevTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
30656817841470ŋərsnoreTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV970
527360m,17842025kʰə-ŋɐrsnoreUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
47242p,1784,m1063ing◦nàr dô-snoreMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Grüssner 79 BPKHG-MikirQ250
249333p,17841062ing◦ngarsnorevMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1314231784,1784,m1005gor gor◦sisnorePattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, S.R. 91 MaSTP-ManQ11.40
1265291784,s319ŋɔ¹³ pa¹³snoreBaima222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 BaimSHK-BaimaQ11.40
1268951784,s,m,s1407ŋor◦pa kyab◦gensnoreTibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Bishop 89B-ShrpaHQ11.40
24933517841564sṅursnorevTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
6187001784,s2083sŋur-basnoreTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB4000
6187011784,s2083ŋur-bagrunt (of pigs and yaks)Tibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB4000
658251784,s604ŋruh◦baqsnoreGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Glover 72 GuVoSIL-Gur2.B.2.180
14395417841435'ngor-snorev.Sunwar302.3.4Western Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71610
14395517841436√ᴴŋor-snorev.Sunwar302.3.4Western Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK71610
48774117841977hrok-snorevi.Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 00 ChepangRC-DOC0
48750017841977hŋrok-snorevi.Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 00 ChepangRC-DOC0
640441784,s449hŋrok-sasnoreChepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 72 CVocSIL-Chep2.B.2.180
1281311784,m452hŋrok◦naʔsnorevChepang (Eastern)282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 90 CheQRC-ChepQ11.40
130953p,1784618kə◦sŋor̥snorerGyalrong (NW)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNWSHK-rGNWQ11.40
14156m,1784606mdʑə ŋusnorerGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Dai 89 JiarDQ-Jiarong11.40
583332p,17842199nə◦'sŋorbreathevrGyalrong (Xiaojin Xingge)783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
580855p,1784,17842193nə◦'sŋu◦sŋubreathevrGyalrong (Xiaojin Dawei)783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
575096p,1784,m2181nə◦'sŋə◦robreathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Longerjia)783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
1309001784,1810,m,m,m618sȵi ɣʐa kak tsʰim tsʰopantvrGyalrong (NW)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNWSHK-rGNWQ9.2.20
567536p,1784,m2168ta◦sŋo◦'rebreathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Benzhen Yingbolo)783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
607593p,1784,m2170tǝ33 sŋo44 re33breathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Bola (B))783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
570857p,17842173tǝ33 sŋo55breathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Caodeng (B))783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
330144p,17841797tə-sŋorʔbreathCaodeng783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 CaoJS-Caodeng0
331474p,1784,m,m,m1797tə-sŋorʔ kɐ-tsʰɐ́-xtsʰupantCaodeng783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 CaoJS-Caodeng0
569222p,1784,m2169tə22 sŋo22 re44breathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Bola (A))783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
608692p,1784,m2171tə22 sŋo22 re44breathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Bola (C))783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
572064p,17842174tə◦'sŋorbreathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Dangba Geerda)783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
570435p,1784,m2172tə◦sŋa◦ribreathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Caodeng (A))783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
567119p,1784,m2167tə◦sŋe◦'rebreathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Baiwan Muerji)783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
574681p,1784,m2180tə◦sŋo◦rabreathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Kangshan)783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
130575p,1784,1810617tə◦sŋo◦robreathevrGyalrong (Northern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNQSHK-rGNQ9.2.10
572479p,1784,m2175tə◦sŋo◦roʔbreathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Dazang)783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
572893p,1784,m2176tə◦sŋo◦roʔbreathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Japhug Shaerzong (A))783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
130899p,1784,1810618tə◦sȵi ɣrabreathevrGyalrong (NW)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNWSHK-rGNWQ9.2.10
573322p,1784,m2177tɯ◦sŋɯ◦robreathevrGyalrong (Maerkang Japhug Shaerzong (B))783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD00470
130624131,1784617ȵi◦sŋər̥snorerGyalrong (Northern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNQSHK-rGNQ11.40
9670127,m,17841148ʐi̱⁵⁵ ŋɯ³³ ŋgʰɔ³³snoreNasu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ11.40
284403127,17841193ʑi³³ŋgo⁵⁵snoreNoesu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ11.40

Chinese comparandum

齁 OC (*g’u), GSR (not in #108) ‘snore’; Schuessler 2007:279; B & S 2011: *(qˁo); Mand. hōu. cf MOC 10-1- WT ŋur - ba ‘ to grunt ‘ sŋur - ba ‘ to snore ‘ no oc offered.but hô

Comment: Cf. forms relating to ‘neck, throat’ in #5651 PTB *ku NECK / THROAT.