Reconstruction analysis
handlenip oprefixsinitialnrhymeip orcoverM · LT
Notes
This root seems to be restricted to Himalayish languages. A similar but independent etymon is #243 PTB *s-nəw-k BRAIN.
Reflexes & cognates33 reflexes · 7 subgroups
2Himalayish2
2.1.4Tamangish1
2.2Newar6
2.3Kiranti1
2.3.1Eastern Kiranti11
Limbuna◦hiː#463 PTB *g-ts(y)u(k/ŋ) ⪤ *g-ts(y)i-k ‘BRAIN / MARROW’◦masuffix ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 619
Limbuni◦siːk#463 PTB *g-ts(y)u(k/ŋ) ⪤ *g-ts(y)i-k ‘BRAIN / MARROW’◦pasuffix ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 619
Limbuni◦siːk#463 PTB *g-ts(y)u(k/ŋ) ⪤ *g-ts(y)i-k ‘BRAIN / MARROW’◦pasuffix ‘brain’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 20
Yakhana◦gaciʔ#463 PTB *g-ts(y)u(k/ŋ) ⪤ *g-ts(y)i-k ‘BRAIN / MARROW’◦wasuffix ‘brain (= 2.5 )’Kohn 90: 9.1
Yakhana◦gadziʔ#463 PTB *g-ts(y)u(k/ŋ) ⪤ *g-ts(y)i-k ‘BRAIN / MARROW’◦wasuffix ‘brain (= 9.1 )’Kohn 90: 2.5
Yakhau#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’-na◦ciʔ#463 PTB *g-ts(y)u(k/ŋ) ⪤ *g-ts(y)i-k ‘BRAIN / MARROW’◦wasuffix ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 619
2.3.3Central Kiranti3
2.3.4Western Kiranti10
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #249,
*s-nip ‘BRAIN’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/249Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: ("PHM")
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-249,
title = {{*s-nip 'BRAIN'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #249},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/249}
}