*(l/n)am

BACK (body)

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlelaminitiallrhymeamcoverL · N

Connections

Poss. allofams#2828, *k(r)aw ⪤ *k(y)aw ‘BACK’

Notes

Several languages have an initial n- instead of l-, a well-attested variational phenomenon in this linguistic area, notably in Southwest Mandarin.

Reflexes & cognates19 reflexes · 12 subgroups

1.1.1.1Western Tani1

Apatanilam-piŋmorpheme ‘nape’Sun J 93 Tani

1.1.2Deng2

Darang [Taraon]lam◦mingmorpheme ‘tail’Matisoff 87 BP

Darang [Taraon]lam◦mingmorpheme ‘tail’Anonymous xx Tar

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Kuki-Chinkhut#712 PTB *k(r)u-t ‘HAND / FIST / ARM’PKC *kut ⪤ *khut ‘HAND’PKC *kut-tum ⪤ *khut-tum ‘FIST’PTk *kʰut ‘HAND / ARM’◦nungmorpheme◦lam ‘back of hand’Haokip 98: 6.1.7.2

1.2.4“Old Kuki”1

Sorbungʔəprefix-núuŋmorpheme-làm ‘back (of something)’Mortensen 11 Sorbung: BodyParts.004

1.3“Naga” Areal Group2

Maringnam-gal#201 PTB *m-kal ⪤ *s-gal ‘BACK (lower) / KIDNEY / LOAD / CARRY’PKC *kal ‘KIDNEY’PTk *kal ‘KIDNEY’ ‘back’Benedict 72 STC: 12

Maringnam◦hal#201 PTB *m-kal ⪤ *s-gal ‘BACK (lower) / KIDNEY / LOAD / CARRY’PKC *kal ‘KIDNEY’PTk *kal ‘KIDNEY’ ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Yacham-Tengsataprefix◦lam ‘back (body)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.2Asakian1

Androlo◦mɑsuffix ‘back’Luce 85: K.60

3.1Tangut1

Tangut [Xixia]lu ‘back’Dai 89 Xixi: 1.4

3.2Qiangic1

Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]ka³⁵morphemelõ⁵⁵ ‘back (direction)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 52.16

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3324, *(l/n)am ‘BACK (body)’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3324

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

References: ("KMR") cf 2828,211 *lam-ku

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3324,
  title  = {{*(l/n)am 'BACK (body)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3324},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3324}
}