Reconstruction analysis
handlelaminitiallrhymeamcoverL · N
Intermediate reconstructions
Connections
HPTB*la(ː)m ‘fathom’pp. 48, 251, 298
HPTB (PLB)*s-lam¹/² ‘fathom’pp. 249, 253, 254
Chinese comparandum
尋 OC *dzi̯əm, GSR #662a ‘measure of 8 chǐ (尺)’; B & S 2011: *sə-ləm {sə-l[ə]m}; Mand. xún.
Reflexes & cognates101 reflexes · 27 subgroups
0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2
1.1.1Tani1
1.1.1.1Western Tani9
1.1.1.2Eastern Tani1
1.2Kuki-Chin1
1.2.1.1Northern Chin3
1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin2
1.2.2Central Chin4
Lushai [Mizo]hlám n‘measurement (the distance between the tip of the fingers on the right hand to the same on the left, with the arms extended)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1071
1.2.3Maraic1
1.2.4“Old Kuki”2
1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)3
1.3.4Tangkhulic2
1.4Meithei1
1.7.3.1Jingpho7
Jingpholă³¹#377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’lam³³ clf‘fathom’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0899.19
Jingpholă³¹#377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’lam⁵⁵ ‘fathom=6 feet’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 959.47
Jingpholǎ¹#377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’ lam³³ ‘fathom, cord’Liu 84
Jingpholə#377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’◦lām ‘fathom / cubit’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 116
Jingpholə#377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’◦lam ‘fathom’LaPolla 87: 147
Jingpholə#377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’◦lam ‘fathom’Benedict 72 STC: 71n220
2.1.2Bodic3
3.2Qiangic11
3.3rGyalrongic1
4Nungic5
6.1Lolo-Burmese1
6.1.1Burmish21
6.1.2Loloish1
6.1.2.1Northern Loloish3
6.1.2.2Central Loloish6
6.1.2.3Southern Loloish5
7Karenic10
9Sinitic2
9.0.1Old Chinese1
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #1310,
*s-la(ː)m ‘ARMSPAN / FATHOM / CORD’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1310Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC p.71, HPTB pp.48, 251, 298
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1310,
title = {{*s-la(ː)m 'ARMSPAN / FATHOM / CORD'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1310},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1310}
}