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STEDT #2786

*g-(y/r)a

RIGHT (HAND)

Reconstruction analysis

handleyaprefixginitialyrhymea~g-racoverL · VL

Intermediate reconstructions

Tangkhulic*ja ‘RIGHT SIDE’DRM#754

Connections

HPTB*g-ya ⪤ *g-ra ‘righthand / right side’pp. 29, 46, 96, 134, 165, 169, 176

Chinese comparandum

OC *gi̯ŭg, GSR #995i-j ‘right (side); esteem; assist’; B & S 2011: *m-qʷəʔ-s ~ m-qʷəʔ; Mand. yòu.
OC *gi̯ŭg, GSR #995e ‘friend’; B & S 2011: *ɢʷəʔ {[ɢ]ʷəʔ}; Mand. yǒu.
OC *gi̯ŭg, GSR #995k ‘assist’; B & S 2011: *ɢʷəʔ-s; Mand. yòu.

Reflexes & cognates178 reflexes · 22 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)6

*Tibeto-Burmang-yag-ra ‘righthand / right side’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 619
*Tibeto-Burmang-ra ‘right (hand)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 230
*Tibeto-Burmang-ya ‘right (hand)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 230
*Tibeto-Burmang-yag-ra ‘right side’Matisoff 83 TIL: 11
*Tibeto-Burmang-yag-ra ‘right (hand)’Benedict 72 STC: 98
*Tibeto-Burmang-yɑ ‘right (hand)’Chou 72: 995i-j

1.1.2Deng3

Kaman [Miju]kɯ³¹morpheme jɑu⁵³ ‘right’Sun H 80 MLD
Kaman [Miju]kɯ³¹morphemejɑu⁵³ n/adv‘right’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0711.23
Kaman [Miju]kɯ³¹morphemejɑu⁵³ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.48

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group8

Angami Naga²themorpheme¹za- ‘right (side)(1)(2)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1027
Angami (Kohima)(u)morpheme za¹¹ tsa³¹ ‘right hand’Nienu 90 AngQ: 6.1.7.4
Angami (Kohima)(u)morpheme za¹¹tsa³¹ ‘side (right)’Nienu 90 AngQ: 1.2
Angami (Kohima)themorphemeza ‘right-hand’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokri(u)morpheme za¹¹ tso³¹ ‘side (right)’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 1.2
Chokri(u)morpheme za¹¹ tso³¹ ‘right hand’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 6.1.7.4
Chokri²umorpheme¹za ‘right (side)(1)(2)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1027

1.3.4Tangkhulic6

Huishuʔamorpheme-ji-e ‘right side’Mortensen 12 Tk: BodyParts.006
Tangkhulya ‘right (hand)’Bhat 69 TNV: 95
Tangkhulyashong ‘right-hand’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhul³ya ‘right (side)(1)(2)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1027
Tangkhul³ya²šoŋ ‘right (hand)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 230

1.6Mru1

Mru-yo² ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang3

1.7.3.1Jingpho8

Jingphokhrá ‘right (side)’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 282
Jingphokhɹa⁵⁵ ‘right (side)’Liu 84
Jingphokhʒa⁵⁵ n/adv‘right’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0711.19
Jingphokhʒa⁵⁵ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.47
Jingpho³khra ‘right (side)(1)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1068

2.1.2Bodic3

Tshona (Mama)jɛː⁵⁵ pᴀ⁵³ ‘right’Sun H 80 MLD
Tshona (Mama)jɛː⁵⁵pᴀ⁵³ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.6
Cuona Menbajɛː⁵⁵ n/adv‘right’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0711.06

2.1.2.1Tibetan19

Tibetan (Khams:Dege)jɛ⁵⁵pa⁵³ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.3
Tibetan (Lhasa)jɛ⁵⁵ŋøʔ¹³ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.2
Tibetan (Sherpa)wāq adj‘right (opposite of left)’Hale 73 CSD: 12c.18
Spitiyewamorpheme ‘side (right)’Bodh 91: 1.2
Tibetan (Written)g-yas-pasuffix ‘right (hand)’Benedict 72 STC: 113n318
Tibetan (Written)gjas pasuffix ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.1
Tibetan (Written)gyas-pa ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: W.18
Tibetan (Written)ɣyas-pasuffix ‘right-hand’Marrison 67 Naga
Tibetan (Written)ɣyas-pasuffix ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepchagyo-m ‘right (hand)’Benedict 72 STC: 98

2.1.4Tamangish5

Gurungkyolomorpheme adj‘right (opposite of left)’Hale 73 CSD: 12c.18
Gurung (Ghachok)kyolomorpheme ‘right’Glover 72 GuVo: 12.C.18
Gurung (Ghachok)kyolomorpheme paːkʰruqmorpheme ‘arm (right)’Glover 72 GuVo: 2.A.49
Manang (Gyaru)gyᴇː⁴ dzᴇ² ‘right’Nagano 84 Man: 361
Manang (Prakaa)³kyeːtse ‘right’Hoshi 84: 0267

3.2Qiangic6

Pumi (Lanping)ʒe⁵⁵dʑe¹³ n/adv‘right’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0711.09
Pumi (Qinghua)ʐə¹³ ‘right (hand)’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Taoba)ʐə³⁵ tɕʰye⁵³ ‘right (side)’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Taoba)ʐə³⁵tɕhye⁵³ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.10

6.1.1Burmish35

Burmese (Modern)-yā³ ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4
Burmese (Modern)kyā³ ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: V.5
Burmese (Modern)yā³ ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: V.5
Burmese (Spoken)-ya³ ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4
Burmese (Written)-kyā ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: V.5
Burmese (Written)- ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: V.5
Hpun (Metjo)-ɑh ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4
Hpun (Metjo)-ɑ⁴ ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4
Hpun (Metjo)ɑʔ¹ ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4
Lashi (Lachhe')-yɔ⁴ ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4
Maru [Langsu] ‘right (hand)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 230
Atsi [Zaiwa]-yɔ² ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish30

Laloʐɑ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵morpheme ‘side (right)’Chen 86 Yi: 1.2
Liphoʐo³³bo²¹morpheme ‘side (right)’Chen 86 Yi: 1.2
Nesua⁵⁵prefix ʐo³³ ta³⁵ ‘side (right)’Chen 86 Yi: 1.2
Nusu (Central)iɑ³¹ bɑ³⁵ ‘right (side)’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Northern)iɑ³¹ nu⁵⁵ ‘right (side)’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Bijiang)iɑ³¹bɑ³⁵ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.45
Nusu (Southern)iɔ³¹ tʂʰɛ⁵⁵ ‘right (side)’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Liangshan)ʑi³³ ‘right (side)’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)ʑi³³ʨo²¹ ‘right (side)’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Mile)ᴀ³³prefixʐu³³phi⁵⁵ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.25
Yi (Mojiang)ᴀ⁵⁵prefixzo⁵⁵bo⁵⁵ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.26
Yi (Nanhua)ʑo³³bɛ²¹ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.24
Yi (Nanjian)ʐɑ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ‘right (side)’Chen 85 YiJZ
Yi (Nanjian)ʐɑ⁵⁵ɕi⁵⁵ ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.23

6.1.2.2Central Loloish27

Ahia³³prefixʐo³³phi⁵⁵ ‘side (right)’Chen 86 Yi: 1.2
Ahiɑ³³prefix ʐu³³ pʻi⁵⁵ ‘side (right)’Luo 90: 1.2
Lahu (Black)-shā ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4
Lisu (Theng-yüeh)-jā³ ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: S.4
Lisu (Theng-yüeh)-ja³ ‘right (hand)’Luce 85: V.5
Sani [Nyi]a³³prefixʐɑ⁵⁵o⁵⁵ ‘side (right)’Chen 86 Yi: 1.2
Sani [Nyi]ɑ⁴⁴prefix ʐɑ⁵⁵ o⁵⁵ ‘right side’Ma 89 SanQ: 345.2
Yi (Sani)ɒ⁴⁴prefixʐɒ⁵⁵ n/adv‘right’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0711.39
Sani [Nyi]ʐɒ⁵⁵ adj‘right’Wu 84

6.2Naxi9

Laze (Xiangjiao)tɑ˥morpheme ‘right’[Source note] local word?Michaud 06 NaLaze: 1513
Na (Yongning)ju˩gi˩morpheme ‘right (side)’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)ju˩gi˩morphemedzɤ˩morpheme ‘right’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)ju˩˧ ‘right (side)’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Naxii²¹tɕy²¹morpheme n/adv‘right’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0711.45
Naxi (Western)ʑi³¹tɕy³¹morpheme ‘right (side)’He 85
Naxi (Lijiang)ʑi³¹tɕy³¹morpheme ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.28
Naxi (Yongning)ʑu³¹dzɑ¹³morpheme ‘right’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 54.29
Naxi (Eastern)ʑu³¹dʑi³³morpheme ‘right (side)’He 85

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2786, *g-(y/r)a ‘RIGHT (HAND)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2786
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC#098
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2786,
  title  = {{*g-(y/r)a 'RIGHT (HAND)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2786},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2786}
}