Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/kəw-n/t

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: ?
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *kəw-n/t (Matisoff, STEDT; Mortensen, 2012); *kuw (Benedict, 1972); *kəw (Chou, 1972); *kəw, *kuw (Weidert, 1987)

Noun

 * 1) smoke

Descendants

 * Old Chinese:  (B-S & ZS) ("to smoke, to fumigate");   (B-S & ZS) ("strong smelling vegetables")
 * Middle Chinese: ,


 * Modern Chinese
 * Beijing: ;
 * Cantonese: ;
 * Min Nan
 * Xiamen: ;
 * Central
 * Khomic
 * Northern
 * Himalayish
 * Mahakiranti
 * Kiranti
 * Eastern Kiranti
 * Greater Yakkha
 * Upper Arun River
 * Western Kiranti
 * Tangut-Qiang
 * rGyalrongic
 * Jingpho-Asakian
 * Jingpho
 * Jingpho [Kachin]: wanhkut
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese: *kuw², *muw² + kuw² (Matisoff, 1978)
 * Burmish
 * Written (>, )
 * (Bradley, 1979)
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Lisu (Southern):
 * Karenic: (Jones, 1961)
 * Jingpho [Kachin]: wanhkut
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese: *kuw², *muw² + kuw² (Matisoff, 1978)
 * Burmish
 * Written (>, )
 * (Bradley, 1979)
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan):
 * Central Loloish
 * Lisu (Southern):
 * Karenic: (Jones, 1961)