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*g(w/r)aŋ

FOREHEAD

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Reflexes & cognates33 reflexes · 10 subgroups

1NE Indian Areal Group1

Mijitok#371 PTB *m-twaŋ ‘FOREHEAD / HEAD / HAIR (OF HEAD) / HORN’◦jaŋ ‘forehead’Simon 79 Miji

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Sangtamkimorpheme◦khang ‘forehead’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern Nagakʰaŋ ‘head: forehead’French 83: 502

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte5

Noctekʰaŋ ‘forehead’French 83: 502

Noctekʰʌŋ ‘forehead’French 83: 502

Tangsa (Moshang)khang ‘forehead’Marrison 67 Naga

Tangsa (Moshang)kʰʌŋ ‘forehead’French 83: 502

Tangsa (Yogli)kʰʌŋ ‘forehead’French 83: 502

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang5

Changkhüng◦chamorpheme ‘forehead’Marrison 67 Naga

Changkʰəŋ camorpheme ‘forehead’French 83: 502

Konyakshamorpheme◦keng ‘forehead’Marrison 67 Naga

Konyak (Tamlu)kaŋ-šánmorpheme ‘forehead’Weidert 87 TBTo: 66

Konyak (Wakching)šeˇmorpheme-gɛŋ ‘forehead’Weidert 87 TBTo: 66

2.1.4Tamangish2

Manang (Gyaru)ngo³#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ graŋ² ‘forehead’Nagano 84 Man: 002

Manang (Prakaa)²ŋo#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’◦kroŋ ‘forehead’Hoshi 84: 0003

4Nungic4

Rawangdaŋ³¹#371 PTB *m-twaŋ ‘FOREHEAD / HEAD / HAIR (OF HEAD) / HORN’ gaŋ³³ ‘forehead’LaPolla 03: 87

Nungmɛ⁵⁵morphemedi³¹morphemegɑŋ⁵⁵ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.21

Anongmɛ⁵⁵morphemeti³¹morphemegɔŋ⁵³ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.44

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)mɑ̆ɹ³¹#1188 PTB *s-myal ‘FACE’ gɑŋ⁵³ ‘forehead’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish5

Nusu (Central)n̥a⁵⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ goŋ⁵⁵ ti³⁵#358 PTB *ta-y ‘FOREHEAD’ ‘forehead’Dai 89 NusB: 99.

Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)n̥a⁵⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ gõ⁵⁵ ti³⁵#358 PTB *ta-y ‘FOREHEAD’ ‘forehead’Dai 89 NusA: 99.

Nusu (Central)n̥a⁵⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’goŋ⁵⁵ti³¹#358 PTB *ta-y ‘FOREHEAD’ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.34

Nusu (Central)ɬɑ³¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ gɑ̃⁵⁵ ti̱³⁵#358 PTB *ta-y ‘FOREHEAD’ ‘forehead’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Bijiang)ɬɑ³¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’gɑ̃⁵⁵ti̱³⁵#358 PTB *ta-y ‘FOREHEAD’ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.45

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish7

Akhanaˇ#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ kʻawˇ ‘forehead’Matisoff 87 BP

Akhanaˇ#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ kʻawˇ kʻawˇ ‘forehead’Matisoff 87 BP

Bisumɛmorpheme◦khɔ́ŋ ‘forehead’Beaudouin 88 Bisu: 14

Hani (Caiyuan)nɔ³¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ kʰɔ³¹ ‘forehead’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Caiyuan)nɔ̱³¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’khɔ̱³¹ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.30

Hani (Gelanghe)na⁵⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ xɔ⁵⁵ ‘forehead’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Ugongnɔ#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ khɔ̌ŋ ‘forehead / brow’Bradley 93 Ugo: 3.2

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2025, *g(w/r)aŋ ‘FOREHEAD’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2025

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2025,
  title  = {{*g(w/r)aŋ 'FOREHEAD'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2025},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2025}
}