STEDT Etymon #5912
6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.2 Action Verbs with Patient > 6.2.2 Assorted action verbs > 6.2.2.1 Assorted action verbs
#5912 PTB *m-p(y)aŋ BLOCK / OBSTRUCT (provisional) |
The present etymon, along with #1409 PTB *(b/p)aːŋ DEAF and #5913 PTB *p(y/w)aŋ STUPID / FOOL (n.) may be allofams.
Excellent Chinese comparanda are available.
妨 OC *pʼi̯wɑng, GSR #740q ‘injure; oppose’; Schuessler 2007: (*baŋ); B & S 2011: *pʰaŋ; Mand. fáng; other meanings: ‘hinder, impede, obstruct’.
坊 OC *bʼi̯wɑng, GSR #740x ‘dike’; Schuessler 2007:231-2 *baŋ; B & S 2011: (*m‑paŋ); Mand. fáng
防 OC *bʼi̯wɑng, GSR #740z ‘enbankment, dike; protect against, guard against, withstand, be a match for’; Schuessler 2007:231-2 *baŋ; B & S 2011: *m‑paŋ {[m‑p]aŋ}]; Mand. fáng.