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STEDT #1251

*m-kuː(k/ŋ)

KNEE / ANGLE

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*kuup ⪤ *khuup ⪤ *khuuk ‘KNEE’PKC #298
Central Naga (Ao Group)*m-khuk ‘KNEE’PCN #264
Tangkhulic*kʰuk ‘KNEE’DRM#571

Reflexes & cognates134 reflexes · 23 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)6

*Tibeto-Burmangu(ː)k ⪤ m-ku(ː)k ‘crooked / bent / knee / angle’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 591
*Tibeto-Burmankuk v.‘bow down / stoop’Weidert 87 TBTo: 677
*Tibeto-Burmankuk ‘crooked / bent / knee / angle / return / back’Mortensen 12 Tk
*Tibeto-Burmankuk ‘crooked / bent / knee / angle / return / back’Mortensen 12 Tk
*Tibeto-Burmankukguk ‘crooked / bent’Matisoff 83 TIL: 32
*Tibeto-Burmanm-kuːk ‘angle / knee’Chou 72: 1213a

1.1.1.1Western Tani1

Bokar Lhobadʑiŋmorphemeguŋ ‘knee’Sun H 80 MLD

1.1.2Deng1

Kaman [Miju]ki⁵⁵morpheme koŋ⁵⁵ ‘back of knee’Sun H 80 MLD

1.2Kuki-Chin3

*Chinkuup ⪤ khuup ⪤ khuuk ‘KNEE’VanBik 09 PKC: 298
Analkhuʔ ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP
Ngawnkhuk ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin15

Ashonˊkʻumorpheme ‘knee’VanBik 09 PKC: 298
Asho (Sandoway)ŋkʻüʔ² ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Chinbonm̩kʰïːk.ɬïmorpheme ‘knee’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 94
Daaim̩kʰúːk.lumorpheme ‘knee’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 94
Awa Khumi[kʻoʔ¹morpheme]mu⁴morphemekʻuʔ² ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Khumikhéwmorphemekhuu ‘knee’VanBik 09 PKC: 298
Khumikhu ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP
Khumikʰeᵘmorpheme.kʰu ‘knee’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 94
Matukʰuk.lumorpheme ‘knee’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 94
Matupikʻuk²lu⁴morpheme ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Mkaangkʰuk.lumorpheme ‘knee’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 94
Ngmüünm̩kʰúːk.lumorpheme ‘knee’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 94
Nyhmoyem̩kʰuˀlumorpheme ‘knee’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 94
Womatumˉkʻuːk³ ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24

1.2.2Central Chin13

Khualsimkʻuːk¹ ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Lai (Hakha)khuuk ⪤ khuup ‘knee’VanBik 09 PKC: 298
Lai (Hakha)kʻuk¹ ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Laizokhuk ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP
Lushai [Mizo]kʻuːp² ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Paangkhuaramorphemekhúup ‘knee’Løffler 85 Paa

1.2.3Maraic8

Lailenpiməˊmorphemepə̆ˋmorphemekʻuʔ¹ ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Lakher [Mara]pamorpheme-khu ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP
Lakher [Mara]morpheme-khú n‘knee’VanBik 09 PKC: 298
Lakher [Mara]pamorpheme-khu siamorpheme-lymorpheme-pamorpheme ‘knee cap’Matisoff 87 BP
Merapə̆⁶morphemekʻuʔ¹ ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Tha'oatʻɛn⁴morphemekʻuk⁴ ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Xongsaiχup² ‘knee’Luce 85: P.24
Zotungbaʔmorpheme-khuŋ ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP

1.2.4“Old Kuki”4

Kom Remkemorpheme mərəmorphemekʰup ‘knee’Toba 91 KRQ: 6.2.2
Kom Remkemorpheme mərəmorphemekʰup kəvemorpheme ‘knee hollow / popliteal region’Toba 91 KRQ: 6.2.2.2
Sorbungkʰúk ‘knee cap; patella’Mortensen 11 Sorbung: BodyParts.195
Sorbungʔəprefixkʰúk, ʔkʰúk ‘knee’Mortensen 11 Sorbung: BodyParts.194

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)14

*Aotprefix-m-kuk ‘KNEE’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.062
Ao (Chungli)teprefixmokok ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)teprefixmokok ‘knee’Benedict 72 STC: 118n327
Ao (Chungli)tə²prefix-mu³kuk¹ n.‘knee’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.062
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix-məkuk n.‘knee’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagaŋ̍¹-khok² n.‘knee’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.264
Lotha Nagankhok ‘knee’Murry 78: 65
Sangtammükho ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga
Yimchungrümükhüm ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group15

Angami (Khonoma)khudzamorpheme ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)(u)prefix khou³¹ ja⁵⁵morpheme ‘knee’Nienu 90 AngQ: 6.2.2
Angami (Kohima)uprefixkhoudzamorpheme ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokrikhü³¹ ba³³morpheme ‘knee’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 6.2.2
Chokriuprefixkhübamorpheme ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokri²khɤ³bamorpheme ‘knee’Weidert 87 TBTo: 620
Mao¹tšɯmorpheme¹kho¹bomorpheme ‘knee’Weidert 87 TBTo: 620
Meluriaprefixkhwo ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga
Ntenyiaprefixkhüphumorpheme ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga
Ntenyikuki ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]aprefixkho-nhemorpheme kuqhomorpheme ghimorpheme ‘knee cap / patella’Achumi 98: 6.2.2.1
Sema [Sumi]aprefixkhonhemorpheme ‘knee’Achumi 98: 6.2.2
Sema [Sumi]aprefixkwunhyemorpheme ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]khonhemorphemebomorpheme ‘knee hollow / popliteal region’Achumi 98: 6.2.2.2

1.6Mru1

Mrutʻamorphemekoŋ² ‘knee’Luce 85: Q.56

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte5

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang4

2.1.2Bodic1

Tshona (Mama)ȵᴀ¹³morpheme kʰuk⁵³ ‘knee’Sun H 80 MLD

2.1.2.1Tibetan1

Tibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)morphemekong ‘knee hollow / popliteal region’Bishop 89: 6.2.2.2

2.1.4Tamangish2

Tamang (Risiangku)²kʰoktomorpheme n‘knee’Mazaudon 91 TamQ: 6.2.2
Tamang (Sahu)'koktamorpheme adj.‘angular’Taylor 72 TmVo: 12.C.20

2.3.4Western Kiranti5

Hayukhokamorphemeli#342 PTB *li ‘FOOT’ ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP
Thulungkokcimorpheme ‘knee’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 100
Thulungkokcimorpheme ‘knee’Allen 75

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1251, *m-kuː(k/ŋ) ‘KNEE / ANGLE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1251
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: incl 431. cf HORN
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1251,
  title  = {{*m-kuː(k/ŋ) 'KNEE / ANGLE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1251},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1251}
}