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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Pam
Meaning: subdue; be subdued, remain
Chinese: 貶 *p(r)amʔ to diminish.
Tibetan: ãpham (p. pham) be beaten, conquered (OT: be diminished, reduced, found wanting, of lesser quality).
Lepcha: bam remain
Kiranti: Yamphu pen- 'sit' (?)
Comments: Thankur pǝm sit, Meithei pham id.; Garo bam-at subdue, bam submit; sit; Kanauri bam be defeated, pham defeat, win; Kham phùm to sit crouched. Ben. 125; Coblin 63-64.
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