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STEDT #3323

*m-ruŋ

BACK (body)

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handleruŋinitialrrhymeuŋcoverL · N

Intermediate reconstructions

Central Naga (Ao Group)*ruŋ ‘BACK (BODYPART)’PCN #226

Notes

The *m- prefix is attested in Jingpho.

Reflexes & cognates16 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.1.2Deng4

Darang [Taraon]ha:morpheme-rũ ‘backbone’Anonymous xx Tar

Darang [Taraon]ha:morpheme◦rung ‘backbone’Anonymous xx Tar

Darang [Taraon]haːmorpheme◦rung~haːmorpheme-rũ ‘backbone / spine’Matisoff 87 BP

Idurũm◦bõ#3326 PTB *pa(ŋ/k) ‘BACK / BOTTOM / UNDER / BEHIND’PNN *pʰaŋ ‘UNDER’ ‘back’Pulu 78

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)9

*Central Nagaruŋ ‘BACK (BODYPART)’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.226

*Aotprefix-ɹuŋ-thuŋmorpheme ‘BACK (BODYPART)’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.317

Ao (Chungli)teprefix◦rong◦tong#3322 PTB *tu(k/ŋ) ‘BACK (of body)’PKC *ɗuŋ ‘REAR / BACK’ ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Chungli)tə²prefix-ɹuŋ²tuŋ²morpheme n.‘back (body part)’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.317

Ao (Mongsen: Khensa)təprefix-ruŋ-thuŋmorpheme n.‘back (body part)’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.317

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)tüprefix◦rong◦tong#3322 PTB *tu(k/ŋ) ‘BACK (of body)’PKC *ɗuŋ ‘REAR / BACK’ ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

Sangtamaprefix◦rong ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

Yacham-Tengsateprefix◦long◦kung#219 PTB *k(w)a(ŋ/k) ‘WAIST / HIPS / BUTTOCKS / TAIL / BACK’ ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

Yimchungrürung ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

Rengmannyemorpheme◦zung ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group1

Puironchung ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho3

Jingphomarung ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

Jingphomərūng ‘backbone / spine’Matisoff 87 BP

Jingphomərūng tōŋ#3322 PTB *tu(k/ŋ) ‘BACK (of body)’PKC *ɗuŋ ‘REAR / BACK’ ‘backbone’Dai 83 Jing: 495

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3323, *m-ruŋ ‘BACK (body)’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3323

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3323,
  title  = {{*m-ruŋ 'BACK (body)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3323},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3323}
}