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#62 PTB *mwa-n/s LIFE / BREATH

This etymon is well-attested in Karenic and Newar, with likely cognates in Limbu and Loloish. Qiangic has developed an ‑s suffix.

Many of the Karenic forms are compounds containing both #32 PTB *m‑sak BREATH(E) / LIFE and the present root.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
62100621174mwa:alive / be livingNewar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw1.120
9214621177mwaealiveNewar (Kathmandu)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 KathCG-Kath0
9215621177mwan-aliveNewar (Kathmandu)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 KathCG-Kath0
898162,s1176mwa◦kualiveNewar (Dolakhali)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 DolaCG-Dolak0
11461462913muibreath / lifeLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
12932762,751319(məs) pʰʌblow (mouth)Qiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MawQSHK-MawoQ9.2.30
37533621316məsbreathQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun J 86 MawoJS-Mawo0
345974621852məsbreathnQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0020.080
12932562,m,m1319məs tɕʰi◦tɕʰibreathevQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MawQSHK-MawoQ9.2.10
12932662,m,m1319məs χu◦χupantvQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MawQSHK-MawoQ9.2.20
1796862,m,m1325məs me◦ɕidie (breath one's last)Qiang (Yadu)343.2Qiangic1Dai 89 QianDQ-QiangN18460
1609562,m1218miɚ̃⁵⁵ bio³¹die (breath one's last)Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusADQ-NusuA1781.0
16277621216miɚ⁵⁵life-spanNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusBDQ-NusuB194.0
353390621831miɚ⁵⁵lifenNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0163.340
353443621831miɚ⁵⁵life spannNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0164.340
1634362,m1216miɚ⁵⁵ bio³¹die (breath one's last)Nusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusBDQ-NusuB1781.0
1602762,m1218miɚ⁵⁵ bʴɚ̃³⁵lifeNusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusADQ-NusuA193.0
10192621667mu⁵⁵breath, vaporYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 79 YiChCSL-YIzd0
21983262,1010696mɔ³³ɕi³¹aliveJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC781.340
5798462122mùnhalive*Karen507Karenic1Jones 61RBJ-KLS1720
167112m,4477,32,62413dɛ ɔ θə◦mᴜ́lifeBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
166905m,4477,32,62413dɛ-ɔ-θə́◦mᴜ́life, existencenBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
166906m,32,32,62413dɛ-θa-θə́◦mᴜ́life, existencenBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
1671114477,32,62413ɔ θə́◦mᴜ́alive, to livebe v.Bwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
16690332,62413θə́◦mᴜ́alivebe v.Bwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
16392132,62415θᴜ¹mᴜ¹aliveBwe (Western)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1710
16392232,62588θᴜ²hmᴜ̃¹aliveGeba507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1710
414743621849mu̱⁵⁵alive, become / activev.Karen507Karenic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1396.500
497624621981myə́nlifeNKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
497625621981myə́naliveADJKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
49886932,621981θa◦myə́naliveADJKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
307118621235mùnalivePa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
163923621233mᴜn⁶alivePa-O (Northern)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1710
163920621254mu¹alivePaku507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1710
163918621273mə̃⁴alivePwo (Delta)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1710
163917621280mə̃⁶alivePwo (Tenasserim)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1710
163919621389mu¹aliveSgaw507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1710
1507762,m,m746mu̱⁵⁵ tʰɔ³¹ ge³³come alive (huoliao)Karen (Sgaw/Hinthada)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarBDQ-KarenB20030
1503562746mu⁵⁵aliveKaren (Sgaw/Hinthada)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarBDQ-KarenB15460
1478562747mu⁵⁵aliveKaren (Sgaw/Yue)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarADQ-KarenA15460
1475232,32,62747θa̱ʔ⁵⁵ θă³¹ mu⁵⁵lifeKaren (Sgaw/Yue)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarADQ-KarenA2010