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STEDT #249

*s-nip

BRAIN

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

Thangminimorpheme ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 619
Thangminiwumorpheme ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 619

2.1.4Tamangish1

Tamang'nana ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 619

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #249, *s-nip ‘BRAIN’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/249
Data: 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}
}