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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *rē̆w(H)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: heat, burn
Chinese: *r_ēws, *r_ew, *r_ews burnt-offering; torch; flame, burn; brilliant.
Tibetan: dro be warm, sro to warm, dron warm, drod warmth, heat.
Burmese: hrǝwʔ to set on fire, burn.
Kachin: khru2 to burn, be consumed by fire; gǝrau1 to dry, by placing over a fire.
Lushai: roʔ to heat, roast, bake or cook in the fire.
Kiranti: *ghrV̀
Comments: Cf. Miju gri, Taraon xraɨ, Naga *rV 'burn'; perhaps also some TB forms for 'ashes': Bokar mǝ rē, Muya (Sichuan) râ etc.
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