Reconstruction analysis
handlelyakinitiallyrhymeakcoverL · T
Notes
This etymon, although nowhere near as widespread as #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray TAIL / PENIS, seems quite valid, despite its rather scattered distribution. The velar prefix is found in Tshona.
Reflexes & cognates19 reflexes · 5 subgroups
1.2.3Maraic3
Lakher [Mara]cháomorpheme-lā-hméi#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’ n‘tail of a bird or animal’VanBik 09 PKC: 794
Lakher [Mara]chaomorpheme-la◦hmei#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’ ‘tail’Matisoff 87 BP
Zotungleʔ⁵mæ⁵#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’ ‘tail’Luce 85: P.7
2.1.2Bodic2
2.3.1Eastern Kiranti2
Yakhami#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’◦lak ‘tail (of animal)’Kohn 90: 5.10.3
Yakhami#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’◦lak seːŋmorpheme◦kwɔk#219 PTB *k(w)a(ŋ/k) ‘WAIST / HIPS / BUTTOCKS / TAIL / BACK’ ‘tailbone / coccyx’Kohn 90: 5.10.2
3.2Qiangic5
Pumi (Lanping)mɐ¹³#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’ɬiɛ⁵⁵ n‘tail’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0267.09
Pumi (Qinghua)mɐ¹³#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’ ɬiɛ⁵⁵ ‘tail’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Qinghua)mɐ¹³#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’ɬiɛ⁵⁵ ‘tail’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 177.11
Pumi (Taoba)mɐ̃³⁵#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’ ɬio³⁵ ‘tail’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Taoba)mɐ̃³⁵#1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’MesorootsPTani *me ~ *mjo ‘TAIL’PKC *C-may ‘TAIL’PLB *ʔ-m(r)ay² ‘TAIL’PL *ʔmri² ‘TAIL’Allofams1 #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray ‘TAIL / PENIS’1a #5545 PTB *r-mey ‘TAIL’ɬio⁵³ ‘tail’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 177.10
5Tujia7
Tujiale²¹ pʰũ³⁵#404 PTB *(p/b)waŋ ‘HIPS / BUTTOCKS / TAIL / ANUS’ ‘tail (of animal)’Chen 86 TuBQ: 5.10.3
Tujia (Northern)lie3pong2#404 PTB *(p/b)waŋ ‘HIPS / BUTTOCKS / TAIL / ANUS’ n.‘tail’Brassett 04 Tujia
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #3332,
*k-lyak ‘TAIL’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3332Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: attested: Pumi, Monpa, Tujia, Zotung
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3332,
title = {{*k-lyak 'TAIL'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3332},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3332}
}