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STEDT #330

*(t)s(y)ow

FINGER

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlecoinitialcrhymeo ~ tsocoverTS · TS

Notes

This root appears almost entirely in Himalayish, especially the Kiranti group. There is a possible Northern Naga cognate.

Reflexes & cognates21 reflexes · 6 subgroups

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang3

Changyikmorpheme ci#331 PTB *(t)si ‘FINGER’ šou ‘finger’French 83: 488

Changyikmorpheme◦chi#331 PTB *(t)si ‘FINGER’◦shou ‘finger’Marrison 67 Naga

Changɯ́kmorpheme-jí#331 PTB *(t)si ‘FINGER’-šʌ̀u ‘finger’Weidert 87 TBTo: 127

2.1.4Tamangish4

Tamang (Sahu)kang#336 PTB *r-k(y)aŋ ‘FOOT / LEG’MesorootsPKar *khaŋᴮ ‘LEG’Allofams1a #336 PTB *r-k(y)aŋ ‘FOOT / LEG’1b #338 PTB *r-kya-ŋ ‘FOOT’.cuh◦mimorpheme ‘toe’Matisoff 87 BP

Tamang (Sahu)kaŋ#336 PTB *r-k(y)aŋ ‘FOOT / LEG’MesorootsPKar *khaŋᴮ ‘LEG’Allofams1a #336 PTB *r-k(y)aŋ ‘FOOT / LEG’1b #338 PTB *r-kya-ŋ ‘FOOT’.cuh◦mimorpheme ‘toe’Taylor 72 TmVo: 2.59

Tamang (Sahu)yāː#696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’MesorootsPKC *yak ‘ARMPIT’TGTM *ᴬʰjaː ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’.cuh◦mimorpheme ‘finger’Matisoff 87 BP

Tamang (Sahu)yaː#696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’MesorootsPKC *yak ‘ARMPIT’TGTM *ᴬʰjaː ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’.cuh◦mimorpheme ‘finger’Taylor 72 TmVo: 2.51

2.3Kiranti1

*BSDTKbrep#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’◦co ‘finger’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 70

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti5

Limbuhukmorpheme◦co ‘finger’Matisoff 87 BP

Limbuklummorpheme◦co ‘finger (middle)’Matisoff 87 BP

Limbupākmorpheme◦co ‘finger (little)’Matisoff 87 BP

Limbusokmorpheme◦co ‘finger (index)’Matisoff 87 BP

Limbuswāmorpheme◦kepmorpheme◦co ‘finger (ring)’Matisoff 87 BP

2.3.3Central Kiranti2

Khaling'brehp#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’◦co ‘finger’Matisoff 87 BP

Khaling'brep#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’◦co ‘finger’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 71

2.3.4Western Kiranti7

Bahingbrɛp#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’-tso ‘knuckle’Matisoff 87 BP

Bahingbrɛp#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’◦tso ‘finger’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 71

Sunwarbrep#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’◦co ‘finger’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 71

Sunwarbrep#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’◦co ‘finger’Matisoff 87 BP

Thulungbrep#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’-co ‘finger’Matisoff 87 BP

Thulungbrep#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’◦co ‘finger’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 71

Thulungbrep#326 PTB *brya(p/m) ‘FINGER’◦co ‘finger’Allen 75

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #330, *(t)s(y)ow ‘FINGER’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/330

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-330,
  title  = {{*(t)s(y)ow 'FINGER'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #330},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/330}
}