STEDT Etymon #5897
3.0 Natural Objects, Plants, Foods > 3.2 Natural Objects > 3.2.1 Weather and seasons
#5897 PTB *m-ka(ŋ) ICE / SNOW (provisional) |
固 OC *ko, GSR #49f ‘secure; strong; hard, firm’; Schuessler 2007:261-3 *kâh; B & S 2011: *kˁa‑s {kˁa(ʔ)‑s}; Mand. gù.
剛 OC *kɑ̂ng, GSR #697b-d ‘hard, strong’; Schuessler 2007:250-1 *kâŋ; B & S 2011: *kˁaŋ ; Mand. gāng.
鋼 OC *kɑ̂ng, GSR #697h ‘steel’; Schuessler 2007:250-1 *kâŋ; B & S 2011: *s.kˁaŋ ; Mand. gāng.
固 gù is also a comparandum for #2284 PTB *r‑ka EARTH / GROUND / SOIL, while 剛 gāng and 鋼 gāng are also comparanda for #5727 PTB *r‑kaŋ STRONG.