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STEDT #241

*g-du(ŋ)

BONE

Reconstruction analysis

handledzuinitiald(z)rhymeu((ŋ/k))coverTS · NT

Notes

Karbi kang-duk ‘cartilage’ possibly reflects a stopped allofam of this root.

The second syllable of Jingpho di-rung ‘bridge of nose’ looks temptingly similar to this root, although the development of PTB *d- > Jingpho r- is not otherwise attested.

Reflexes & cognates28 reflexes · 6 subgroups

1.5Mikir [Karbi]1

Mikir [Karbi]kangmorpheme-duk ‘cartilage’Matisoff 87 BP

1.7.3.1Jingpho1

Jingphodì#807 PTB *l-di ‘NOSE’-rūng ‘nasal bone, bridge of nose’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.2.1Tibetan3

Tibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)raykomorpheme tung tung ‘cartilage / grist’Bishop 89: 8.4.4

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish6

6.1.2.2Central Loloish16

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #241, *g-du(ŋ) ‘BONE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/241
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-241,
  title  = {{*g-du(ŋ) 'BONE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #241},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/241}
}