Sino-Caucasian etymology :

Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bVńV́

Meaning: to play, laugh, joke

Sino-Tibetan: *p(r)ǝŋ (~b-)

Yenisseian: *ʔapVn- (~x-)

Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *p(r)ɨŋ (~b-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: mock, be funny

Burmese: prauŋ be funny, comic.

Kachin: (H) bjeŋ to mock (possibly from Burm.).

Comments: Bodo su-buŋ make tricks.

Yenisseian etymology :

Proto-Yenisseian: *ʔapVn- (~x-)

Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology

Meaning: to play

Ket: āniŋ¹; āneŋś¹, pl. -in¹ 'toy'

Yug: afɨnɨŋ⁶; afɨnɨŋsi⁶, pl. -n 'toy'

Comments: ССЕ 182. Werner 1, 95-96 *ap^hǝnǝŋ (but Kott. ajaŋ cannot be related in any way).

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