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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ʔʷVm
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: burn
Chinese: 炎 *wam blaze, burn (?)
Burmese: um to glow, smoulder, umh to roast in embers.
Lushai: vām (vam) be in a red-hot glowing condition (as fire).
Lepcha: om shine, om-bo illuminating
Kiranti: *[w]èm (/-p)
Comments: The root may partially contaminate with *wVp 'ashes' q.v.: cf. the alternation -m/-p in Kiranti and Kham hip 'burn'.
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