*li(n/ŋ)

SKIN

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

This root is poorly attested so far, with no more than one putative reflex in any given subgroup.

Reflexes & cognates3 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1NE Indian Areal Group1

Mijiñiw#2052 PTB *ney ‘CHEEK / CHIN’-lji ‘lip’Simon 79 Miji

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

Kanauriṭamorpheme-löṅ ‘skin of cattle’Matisoff 87 BP

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1

Magarbur#452 PTB *b(i/u)l ⪤ *byal ‘LIP / LOBE / LID’PTani *bel ‘LIP’◦lin ‘lip’Matisoff 87 BP

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3611, *li(n/ŋ) ‘SKIN’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3611

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3611,
  title  = {{*li(n/ŋ) 'SKIN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3611},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3611}
}