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#304 PTB *pʷum EGG / SIT ON EGGS / HATCH / TESTICLE

This well-attested etymon occurs in the NE Indian Areal Group, Himalayish, Jingpho, and Nungic, with a variety of ovoid meanings.

The Hill Miri and Sunwar forms reflect a variant *pup, perhaps to be explained in terms of assimilation to the initial.

A couple of other Himalayish languages, Magar and Manang (Prakaa), seem to reflect still another variant, *puŋ. The zero (ʔ‑) initial in Chepang is unexplained.

It is not clear whether this root is to be related to #1168 PTB *pʷu EGG / BIRD / ROUND OBJECT.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
5157083042012pʷumlay eggs / hatch / incubate*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6080
221083041078pɯpeggMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
171926m,304906marui◦bumeggLiangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1719421606,3041694nrui◦bumeggZeme641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
41285304679phum⁵⁵sit on, hatch (egg)Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Liu 84JZ-Jingpo0
220068304690phum⁵⁵hatchJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.470
1151631110,304724kā pumeggKaike222.1.2Bodic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
2200493041088buŋhatchTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.7 1
393883041085puŋ¹³sit on (egg)Tsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
178094304172ᴮpʰumegg*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6530
178097304172ᴮpʰumlay (eggs)*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6540
115157304602phuqeggGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety 2
271066304,304,s596phu̩q phu̩q-bālay eggvGurung232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03b.140
64593304604pʰũqeggGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Glover 72 GuVoSIL-Gur1.330
65895304,304,s604pʰũq pʰũqbalay (egg)Gurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Glover 72 GuVoSIL-Gur3.B.140
178092304600²pʰũeggGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6530
79816m,304999gar³ bɯm²testiclesManang (Gyaru)232.1.4Tamangish1Nagano 84 ManYN-Man042-080
79870304999pɯm²eggManang (Gyaru)232.1.4Tamangish1Nagano 84 ManYN-Man0760
1780933041003²pʰuŋeggManang (Prakaa)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6530
206673041002¹pʰuŋeggManang (Prakaa)232.1.4Tamangish1Hoshi 84HM-Prak00610
55093041450'phumeggTamang232.1.4Tamangish1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT5550
1262933041455²pʰumtesticlenTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 91 TamQMM-TamRisQ10.4.160
1780873041456²pʰumegg / testicleTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6530
115324682,3041459'miː phumeyeballTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1151593041459'phumeggTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
271067304,304,s1457'phum 'phum-pā(m)lay eggvTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03b.140
1229433041464'pʰumeggTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu1.330
1234353041464'pʰumeggTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu7.110
124212304,304,s1464'pʰum 'pʰum-palay (egg)v.Tamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu14.140
123436304,m,m1464'pʰum ki 'maryolkTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu7.120
1780883041462²pʰumeggTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6530
271068304,304,s1520phum phum-lalay eggvThakali232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03b.140
1780903041526⁵⁴pʰumeggThakali (Syang)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6530
1780913041526⁵⁵pʰumeggThakali (Syang)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6530
67442m,3041531naka pʰumeggThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak7.A.100
1151603041527phumeggThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
674413041531pʰumeggThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak1.330
67444304,m,m,m,m1531pʰum nahŋ-ri-we tɔregg whiteThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak7.A.120
68870304,m,m,m,m1531pʰum nahŋ-ri-we uryolk (egg)Thakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak7.A.110
67859304,304,s1531pʰum pʰum-lɔlay (egg)Thakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak3.B.140
68356304,s,m1531pʰum-e pʰishell (egg)Thakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak7.A.130
1780893041530ᴴpʰumeggThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6530
271100304,m1433pup-cābrood (hens)vSunwar302.3.4Western Kiranti1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03b.160
115168304445ʔumeggChepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
4789433041977ʔumeggn.Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 00 ChepangRC-DOC0
63003304449ʔumeggChepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 72 CVocSIL-Chep1.330
63005304449ʔumegg (louse)Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 72 CVocSIL-Chep3.A.880
63430304,m,m449ʔum ʔot-salay (egg)Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 72 CVocSIL-Chep3.B.140
271077304,3482,m441ʔum ʔot.sālay eggvChepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03b.140
4789453041977ʔum-lay eggvt.Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 00 ChepangRC-DOC0
128127304452ʔumegg (of birds, insects)Chepang (Eastern)282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 90 CheQRC-ChepQ10.4.160
271096304,s759pum-nyābrood (hens)vKham282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03b.160
271095304,m990pung-khebrood (hens)vMagar282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03b.160
62459304267bɯm³¹hatchAnong384Nungic1Sun J 88 AnoSHK-Anong0
220092304269bɯm³⁵hatchAnong384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.440
220093m,304537sɯ³¹bɯm⁵⁵hatchTrung [Dulong]384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.460
40178m,304538sɯ³¹ bɯm⁵⁵sit on (egg)Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
40334304540bɯm⁵³sit on (egg)Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
40324304540pɔm⁵⁵birth, give (to child)Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
239362304392phuṁcovervBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
439563304406phûṁcover, cover upBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
4332383041822phuṁcover / hide from viewv.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1794.260
439564p,304406ə-phûṁcover of a vesselBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
373078p,3041822ɑ¹phuṁ³lid / covernBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0547.260
4530363041965phúŋcovervMarma446.1.1Burmish1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak2270
220061304851phɛ⁵³hatchLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.33 3

^ 1.
The final ‑ŋ in this form in unexplained.
^ 2.
Gurung ‑q is a tone mark.
^ 3.
This Lahu form in ‑ɛ shows the regular reflex of the *‑um rhyme, but the meaning is basically ‘release, come forth’ rather than ‘cover, incubate’. The same seems to be true of the Bwe form (phɛ‑tha). For now we include them here, however.