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STEDT #206

*(k/g)um

BACK / BODY
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlekuminitialkrhymeum ⪤ gumcoverK · N

Intermediate reconstructions

Tangkhulic*kʰum ‘BACK’DRM#452

Connections

Allofams*r-kup ‘BUTTOCKS / ANUS’, #412

Notes

This root is etymologically distinct from #1 PTB *guŋ BODY / BACK and #2252 PTB *(k/ʔ)uk BEND / CROOKED / RETURN / BACK / YEAR.

The Bai forms are rather arbitrarily assigned to this root, although roots #1 PTB *guŋ BODY / BACK and #2 PTB *s-kəw BODY / CHEST / THORAX / CORPSE are also possibilities.

Reflexes & cognates30 reflexes · 7 subgroups

1.6Mru2

Mrukom¹ ‘back’Luce 85: Q.46
Mrukum¹ ‘back (body)’Luce 85: R.19

2.1.3Lepcha2

Lepchakŭm-šin̊morpheme~kŭm-šŭn̊morpheme ‘lower back’Matisoff 87 BP

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #206, *(k/g)um ‘BACK / BODY’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/206
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-206,
  title  = {{*(k/g)um 'BACK / BODY'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #206},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/206}
}