Reconstruction analysis
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Notes
In addition to its Loloish reflexes, there are also probable cognates in the Naga languages. The s- prefix is motivated by the tones in several languages, e.g. Lahu.
Reflexes & cognates13 reflexes · 3 subgroups
1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group2
Angami (Kohima)(u)prefix tsü³¹#1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ kha³³ ‘forehead / brow’Nienu 90 AngQ: 3.2
Chokri(u)prefix tu³¹#1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ kha³³ ‘forehead / brow’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 3.2
1.3.4Tangkhulic2
Tangkhulkha◦vei#384 PTB *d-(p)ral ‘FOREHEAD / FACE’PKC *tsal ‘FOREHEAD / BROW’PNN *tʰəːl ‘FACE’ ‘forehead’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhulkha◦vei#384 PTB *d-(p)ral ‘FOREHEAD / FACE’PKC *tsal ‘FOREHEAD / BROW’PNN *tʰəːl ‘FACE’ ‘forehead’For *-al > Tangkhul -ei, cf. #201 PTB *m-kal ⪤ *s-gal BACK (lower) / KIDNEY / LOAD / CARRY.Matisoff 87 BP
6.1.2.2Central Loloish9
Jinuo (Buyuan)nɑ⁵⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ kʰɑ¹³ ‘forehead’Gai 86
Jinuo (Buyuan)nɑ⁵⁵#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’khɑ¹³ n‘forehead’Gai 86
Kucongna55#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ ka31 phv33#276 PTB *(p/b)i ‘ROUNDED PART / NIPPLE / FOREHEAD / SHOULDER’ ‘forehead’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahu (Lancang)nɑ¹¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’qɑ²¹pɯ³³#276 PTB *(p/b)i ‘ROUNDED PART / NIPPLE / FOREHEAD / SHOULDER’ n‘forehead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0077.43
Lahu (Black)nā#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’-qā-pɨ#276 PTB *(p/b)i ‘ROUNDED PART / NIPPLE / FOREHEAD / SHOULDER’ ‘forehead’Matisoff 87 BP
Lahu (Black)na³¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’ qa³¹ pɯ³³#276 PTB *(p/b)i ‘ROUNDED PART / NIPPLE / FOREHEAD / SHOULDER’ ‘forehead’Chang 86
Lahu (Black)nᴀ³¹#356 PTB *s-ŋa-k ‘FOREHEAD / COCKSCOMB’TGTM *ᴬŋo ‘FOREHEAD’PLB *ʔ-na² ‘FOREHEAD’qᴀ²¹pə³³#276 PTB *(p/b)i ‘ROUNDED PART / NIPPLE / FOREHEAD / SHOULDER’ ‘forehead’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 233.33
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #2026,
*s-ka² ‘FOREHEAD’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2026Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2026,
title = {{*s-ka² 'FOREHEAD'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2026},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2026}
}