Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *(r-)mɑŋ~(r-)mɑːŋ (Chou, 1972); *mjəng (Coblin, 1986)
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k), *r/s-maŋ ⪤ mak (Matisoff, STEDT); *maŋ (Benedict, 1972; Coblin, 1986); *maŋ, *r-maŋ (Weidert, 1987); *r-maŋ (LaPolla, 1987); *(r-)maŋ (Michailovsky, 1991)

Verb

 * 1) to dream

Noun

 * 1) dream

Descendants

 * Old Chinese:
 * Middle Chinese:


 * Modern Mandarin
 * Beijing: (mèng, )
 * Cantonese
 * Guangzhou:
 * Kamarupan
 * Kuki-Chin
 * ("dream") (VanBik, 2009)
 * Central Chin
 * Lushai [Mizo]:
 * "Naga"
 * Northern Naga
 * ("dream") (French, 1983)
 * Central Naga
 * ("dream")
 * Tangkhulic
 * ("dream") (Mortensen, 2012)
 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written Tibetan: * (> )
 * Tamangic
 * (Mazaudon, 1994)
 * Mahakiranti
 * Kiranti
 * ("to dream") (Michailovksy, 1991)
 * Sal (Brahmaputran):
 * Bodo-Garo
 * Bodo
 * Jingpho-Asakian
 * Jingpho
 * Jingpho [Kachin]: ,
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese
 * (Matisoff, 1972); (Matisoff, 2003)
 * Burmish
 * Burmic
 * Maruic
 * (Bradley, 1979)
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Lisu (Southern):
 * (Luangthongkum, 2013)
 * Baic
 * Bai: ,
 * Central Loloish
 * Lisu (Southern):
 * (Luangthongkum, 2013)
 * Baic
 * Bai: ,
 * Baic
 * Bai: ,
 * Bai: ,