Dog names

From: João Simões Lopes Filho
Message: 4735
Date: 2000-11-15

Is there any idea about the spread of the dog breeds around the world and its etymological traits?
The PIE k'won- has often been atributed to a Nostratic qunja or kunja (or someting like that), with many similar words in Asian languages like Chinese. For AustroThai is pointed the word *wakl@... Other languages have onomatopoeic names like "bau-bau", "wa-wa", etc. Semitic *kalbu is sometimes linked to Germanic *Hwelpa-. The spread of the names of the dog can provide a clue to explain the geographical spread?
 
Joao SL
Rio