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#1801 PTB *s-lwaŋ BODY / CORPSE / DISCARDED OBJECT

At first glance, WB seems to contradict this reconstruction, since the regular reflex of PTB *‑waŋ is ‑waŋ. However, there are possible WB allofams lwaŋʼ and hlwaŋʼ, which are in its favor. These latter two WB forms are a simplex / causative pair, so we reconstruct the *s‑ prefix to accommodate the causative allofam.

For a similar semantic connection between CORPSE and WITHERED OBJECT, see #19 PTB *s‑raw WITHERED / RESIDUE / CORPSE.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
11404618011064langbodyMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1641391801720lɑŋ⁴bodyKadu (Kantu)401.7.3.2Asakian1Luce 85GHL-PPBK.490
13212518011493lɪ̯wụ²bodyTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Sofronov 97MVS-Grin0
4383981801406hlwaŋʼblow away; dissipate; throw awayBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
4383971801406lwaŋʼblown away; driven out of course; scattered and lost; fadedbe v.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
438600p,1801406ə-hlôŋwhat may be easily blown away, chaffBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
438595p,1801406ə-lôŋdead body, corpseBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
114854p,1801396ʔə◦lôŋcarcass / corpseBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
114853p,1801,1396ʔə◦lôŋ-koŋcarcass / corpseBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
8055327,1801,27,m309ɕi³³ lo̱²¹ɕi³³ pã̱⁴²carcass / dead animalBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai1.15 1

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Jianchuan ɕi³³ lo̱²¹ ɕi³³ pã̱⁴² lit. “dead tigers, dead panthers”. Probably refers to all wild animals.