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*puŋ

BODY / TORSO / CORPSE

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlepuŋinitialprhymeuŋ⪤pukcoverP · NT

Reflexes & cognates16 reflexes · 6 subgroups

1.2.4“Old Kuki”2

Kom Remtəkmorpheme boŋ ‘torso’Toba 91 KRQ: 5

Kom Remtəkmorpheme◦boŋ ‘torso / trunk’Toba 91 KRQ: 1.6

2.1.1Western Himalayish2

Pattani [Manchati]phu◦kəmorpheme ‘body’Sharma, S.R. 91 Ma: 1.1

Pattani [Manchati]pʰuk ‘body’Sharma, D.D. 82 TH

2.1.2.1Tibetan2

Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)hoŋ-wo#1902 PTB *-pu ⪤ *-pwa ‘SUFFIX (nominalizer; bulk-provider)’ ‘body’Sun J 85 Amdo: 84

Tibetan (Written)phung.po#1902 PTB *-pu ⪤ *-pwa ‘SUFFIX (nominalizer; bulk-provider)’ ‘body’Sun J 85 TbGl: 84

2.1.3Lepcha3

Lepchaaprefix-fǔn̊ ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP

Lepchafǔn̊ ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP

Lepchap'un̊-bo#1902 PTB *-pu ⪤ *-pwa ‘SUFFIX (nominalizer; bulk-provider)’ ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish1

Tamang (Risiangku)³pu-²tsʰam#366 PTB *(t)sam ‘HAIR (head)’PKC *sʰam ‘HAIR (head)’PCN *a-tshaːm ‘HAIR (FACE / HEAD)’PCN *a-həm ‘HAIR / LEAF / FEATHER’PTk *sam ‘HAIR (HEAD)’ n‘body hair’Mazaudon 91 TamQ: 8.1.3

3.3.1rGyalrong6

rGyalrong (Northern)pʰuŋ◦bu#1902 PTB *-pu ⪤ *-pwa ‘SUFFIX (nominalizer; bulk-provider)’ ‘body’Sun H 91 rNQ: 1.1

rGyalrong (Northern)təprefix◦pʰuŋ◦bu#1902 PTB *-pu ⪤ *-pwa ‘SUFFIX (nominalizer; bulk-provider)’ rme#368 PTB *r-(n/m)ey ‘HAIR OF HEAD’ ‘body hair’Sun H 91 rNQ: 8.1.3

rGyalrong (NW)təprefix◦pʰuŋ◦bə#1902 PTB *-pu ⪤ *-pwa ‘SUFFIX (nominalizer; bulk-provider)’ ‘body’Sun H 91 rNW: 1.1

rGyalrong (NW)təprefix◦pʰuŋ◦bə#1902 PTB *-pu ⪤ *-pwa ‘SUFFIX (nominalizer; bulk-provider)’ təprefix ʁorjemorpheme ‘front’Sun H 91 rNW: 1.5

rGyalrong (NW)təprefix◦pʰuŋ◦bə#1902 PTB *-pu ⪤ *-pwa ‘SUFFIX (nominalizer; bulk-provider)’ təquemorpheme ‘side (left)’Sun H 91 rNW: 1.3

rGyalrong (NW)təprefix◦pʰuŋ◦bə#1902 PTB *-pu ⪤ *-pwa ‘SUFFIX (nominalizer; bulk-provider)’ ʁatɕʰimorpheme ‘side (right)’Sun H 91 rNW: 1.2

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #13, *puŋ ‘BODY / TORSO / CORPSE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/13

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-13,
  title  = {{*puŋ 'BODY / TORSO / CORPSE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #13},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/13}
}