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*s-nəw-k

BRAIN
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlenəwprefixsinitialnrhymeəw-ksuffixkcoverM · VWT

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*s-nukᴴ ‘BRAIN’
Loloish*(C)-nokᴸ ‘BRAIN’
Karenic*nokᴰ ‘BRAIN’TL#33

Connections

HPTB*s-nuk ‘brain’p. 357

Notes

A similar but independent etymon is #249 PTB *s-nip BRAIN.

Chinese comparandum

腦 OC *nɑ̂u:, GSR #1244f ‘brain’; Coblin 86:48 ST *nukw > OC *nagwx; Schuessler 2007:397 *nâuʔ or *nûʔ; B & S 2011: *nˁuʔ {nˁ[u]ʔ}; Mand. nǎo.

Reflexes & cognates170 reflexes · 23 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)3

*Sino-Tibetans-nuk ⪤ s-nuw ‘brain’Matisoff 83 TIL: 49

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)7

1.1.2Deng2

Iduaprefix◦nu ‘brain’Pulu 78
Iduaprefix◦nu ‘marrow’Pulu 78

1.7.3.1Jingpho9

Jingphonu ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP
Jingphonu ~ əprefix◦nu ‘brain’Coblin 86: 48
Jingphonu~əprefix◦nu ‘brain’LaPolla 87: 48
Jingphonuʔ⁵⁵ ‘brain’Liu 84
Jingpho³nuʔ ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 964
Jingphoəprefix◦nu ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP
Jingphoəprefix◦núʔ ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP

1.7.3.2Asakian1

Sakú#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’◦nóʔ ‘brain’Huziwara 08 Sak: 1-3

3.3rGyalrongic2

3.3.1rGyalrong9

Caodengtə́prefix-rprefix◦nɔ ‘brain’Sun J 97 Cao
rGyalrong (Eastern)təprefix◦rprefix◦no ‘brain’Sun H 91 rEQ: 2.5
rGyalrong (Northern)təprefix◦rprefix◦no ‘brain’Sun H 91 rNQ: 2.5
rGyalrong (Northern)təprefix◦rprefix◦nok ‘brain’Sun H 91 rNQ: 9.1
rGyalrong (NW)təprefix◦rprefix◦nok ‘brain’Sun H 91 rNW: 9.1
rGyalrong (NW)təprefix◦rprefix◦noχ ‘brain’Sun H 91 rNW: 2.5
rGyalrongtAprefix rprefix◦nok ‘brain’Nagano 97 GyQ: 9.1
rGBenzhentəprefix-vumorpheme rprefix◦nɔk ‘brain’Sun J 97 rGB

4Nungic2

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)u⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nɯ̆ʔ⁵⁵ ‘brain’Sun H 82 Dul
Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)u⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nɯʔ⁵⁵ ‘brain’[Source note] (u⁵⁵ ‘head’).LaPolla 87: 48

5Tujia1

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

6.1.1Burmish16

Achang (Lianghe)nɑu⁵⁵ tɕi⁵⁵morpheme ‘brain’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)u³¹#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nuʔ³¹ ‘brain’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Luxi)nau⁵⁵ tɕi⁵⁵morpheme ‘brain’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Xiandao)u³¹#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nuʔ⁵⁵ ‘brain’Dai 89 Xian: 158
Bolaŭ³¹#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nauʔ⁵⁵ ‘brain’Dai 89 Bola: 158
Burmese (Written)hnok ‘brains ( in WB û-hnok )’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)ù#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-hnauk ‘brain’LaPolla 87: 48
Lashiu̱⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nuʔ³¹ ‘brain’Dai 89 Lash: 2.5
Marmaǔ#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’◦hnɔʔ ‘brain’Huziwara 08 Sak: 1-3
Maru [Langsu]au³⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nauk³¹ ‘brain’Dai 89 Lang: 2.5
Atsi [Zaiwa]u²¹#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nuʔ⁵⁵ ‘brain’Xu 84 Zaiwa

6.1.2Loloish5

*Loloish(C)prefix-nokᴸ ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 964
*Loloish(C)prefix-nokᴸ ‘brain’Bradley 79 PLo: 140
*Loloish(C)prefix-nokᴸ ‘brain’Hansson 89 AHKP: xxx
Lolophov̩⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ no̱³¹ ‘brain’Dai 89 Lolo: 2.5
PNLʔnokᴸ ‘brain’Chen 86 CS: 89.

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish20

Laloʔnòq ‘brain’Björverud 94
Laloʔno̱² ‘brain’Chen 86 CS: 89.
Laloʔno²¹ ‘brain’Chen 86 Yi: 2.5
Luquanṇ̃a 11 ~ ṇ̃ɐ 11 ‘brains’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 156(c)
Luquanń̥a¹¹ ‘brain’Matisoff 83 TIL: 49
Nasuno̱⁵⁵ ‘brain’Chen 86 CS: 89.
Nasuu³³#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ no̱⁵⁵ ‘brain’Chen 86 Yi: 2.5
Nesunu̱² ‘brain’Chen 86 CS: 89.
Nesuŋˌ³³#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nu̱²¹ ‘brain’Chen 86 Yi: 9.1
Nosuno̱⁵⁵ ‘brain’Chen 86 CS: 89.
Nosuo³³#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’no⁵⁵ ‘brain’Chen 86 Yi: 9.1
Nusu (Central)u³³#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ ȵ̥u̱⁵³ ‘brain’Dai 89 NusB: 158.
Yi (Dafang)o³³#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nɔ³³ ʈu³³morpheme ‘brain’Chen 85 YiJZ
Yi (Liangshan)o³³#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’no⁵⁵ ‘brain’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Nanjian)no²¹ ‘brain’Chen 85 YiJZ
Yi (Xide)o³³#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ no⁵⁵ ‘brain’Chen 85 YiJZ
Yi (Xide)o³³#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-no⁵⁵ ‘cerebrum’Chen 79 YiCh
Yi (Xide)o³³#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-no⁵⁵ ‘brain’Chen 79 YiCh

6.1.2.2Central Loloish28

Ahinu̱² ‘brain’Chen 86 CS: 89.
Ahio⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nɯ̱³³ ‘brain’Luo 90: 2.5
Ahio⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’nu̱²¹ ‘brain’Chen 86 Yi: 9.1
Jinuo (Baya/Banai)tʰo⁴⁴morpheme no⁵⁵ ‘marrow’Dai 89 JinA: 166
Jinuo (Youle)vu⁴⁴#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ no⁵⁵ ‘brain’Gai 86
Jinuo (Buyuan)vu⁴⁴#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’nu⁵⁵lu⁵⁵morpheme n‘brain, mind’Gai 86
Jinuo (Baka)v̩⁴⁴#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ no⁵⁵ ‘brain’Dai 89 JinB: 164
Kucongv55#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nɔ31 ‘brain’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahu (Black)ú#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-nɔ̀ʔ ‘brains’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 364
Lahu (Black)ú#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-nɔ̀ʔ-nɛ̂ʔ#3567 PTB *s-nyak ‘WET’PLB *s-nyakᴴ ‘WET’ ‘brains’The last syllable (nɛ̂ʔ) probably means ‘wet’ (cf. modern computer slang ‘wet-ware’). Matisoff 72 LTSR: 156(a)
Lisu (Nujiang)o⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nɯ⁵⁵ ‘brain’Xu 86 Lisu
Lisuwu'#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-nrghɔ¹ ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP
Lisuwu1#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-nrghʻ1 ‘brains’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 156(c)
Lisuwu¹#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’nrgh'¹ ‘brain’Bradley 79 PLo: 140
Lisu (Northern)ɔ⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’nɤ⁵⁵ N‘brain, grey matter’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ɔ⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’nɤ⁵⁵ kɔ³⁵morphemedʑi⁴⁴morpheme ‘meninx (outer lining of brain)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Sani [Nyi]o⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nu⁴⁴ ‘brain’Ma 89 SanQ: 322.2
Sani [Nyi]o⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’no̱³³ ‘brain’Wu 84
Sani [Nyi]o⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’no⁴⁴ ‘brain’Chen 86 Yi: 9.1

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish15

Akhaiˇmorpheme◦nm˰ ‘brain’Akha iˇ ‘water’.Matisoff 87 BP
Akhanmq̀ ‘brain’Hansson 89 AHKP: xxx
Akhauˇ#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’◦nm˰ ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP
Hani (Hu T’an)u#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-nɔ 21#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’-21c ‘brains’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 156(a)
Hani (Dazhai)u³¹#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ nɔ̱³¹ ‘brain’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Mpinoʔ⁴wo⁴#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ ‘brain’Bradley 79 PLo
Mpinoʔ⁴wo⁴#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ ‘brain’Hansson 89 AHKP: xxx
Mpiʔo(ʔ)²#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’noʔ² ‘top of the head / brain’Srinuan 76
Ugongkhumorpheme nǒ̵̩k ‘brain (= 9.1 )’Bradley 93 Ugo: 2.5
Ugongkhumorpheme nǒ̵̩k ‘brain (= 2.5 )’Bradley 93 Ugo: 9.1

7Karenic35

*Karen [Burling]kho²morphemenuɁ¹ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
*Karennokᴰ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
*Karen (TP)nɔ̀d ‘brain’Jones 61: 189
*Karennɔ̀dh ‘brain’Jones 61: 189
Bwe-no¹¹ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
Bwenù-ímorpheme ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 964
Kayah(ku¹¹morpheme)nɔ³³ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
KayannɔɁ²¹ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
Kayaw(kə³³morpheme)nə³³ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
Pa-O (Southern)(ɁaɁ²¹morpheme)nuɁ⁴⁵ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
Pa-O (Northern)(Ɂu⁵⁵morpheme)nok⁴⁵ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
Pwo (Northern)(khu³³morpheme)nauɁ²¹ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
Pwo (Southern)(khu⁵⁵morpheme) nɔuɁ⁴⁵ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
Sgaw (Northern)(kho³¹˜morpheme)nuɁ²¹ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33
Sgaw (Southern)(khu⁴⁵’morpheme)nɔ¹¹¨ ‘brain’Luangthongkum 13: 33

8Bai5

Bai (Bijiang)nv̩³³ ɕui³³morpheme ‘brain’Xu 84 Bai
Bai (Dali)nv̩³³ ɕui³³morpheme ‘brain’Xu 84 Bai
Bai (Jianchuan)no³³ ‘brain’Xu 84 Bai
Bai (Jianchuan)nõ³³ kʰv̩³¹morpheme ‘brain’Zhao 90: 9.1
Bai (Jianchuan)nõ³³ «kʰv̩³¹»morpheme ‘brain’Zhao 90: 2.5

9.0.1Old Chinese2

9.0.2Middle Chinese2

Chinese (Middle)nâu: ‘brain’GSR (p. 316) gives no OC reconstruction, “for lack of Shijing rhyme or Xie-sheng connections.”Coblin 86: 48

9.0.3Modern Chinese3

Chinese (Mandarin)naau◦tzsuffix ‘brain’Sun J 85 ChGl: 94
Chinese (Mandarin)tóumorpheme-nǎo ‘brains, intelligence’Matisoff 93 PC

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #243, *s-nəw-k ‘BRAIN’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/243
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#483, HPTB p.357
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-243,
  title  = {{*s-nəw-k 'BRAIN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #243},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/243}
}