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*g-zuk

BODY
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlezukinitialzrhymeukcoverS · T

Reflexes & cognates68 reflexes · 17 subgroups

1.1.1.1Western Tani2

Galoaprefixyi ‘body (human)’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Galoaprefixyu ‘body (human)’Das Gupta 63 Gal

1.1.2Deng7

Idudʑo⁵⁵tiaŋ³⁵#6 PTB *tyaŋ ‘BODY’e⁵⁵morphemetɕa⁵⁵morphemeȵu⁵⁵morpheme ‘side (right)’Sun H 91 IduQ: 1.2
Idudʑo⁵⁵tiaŋ³⁵#6 PTB *tyaŋ ‘BODY’i⁵⁵morphemetɕi⁵⁵morphemeȵu⁵⁵morpheme ‘side (left)’Sun H 91 IduQ: 1.3

1.5Mikir [Karbi]2

Mikir [Karbi]cho ‘flesh; meat’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.2.1Tibetan22

Tibetan (Lhasa)su¹³ku⁵⁵morpheme n‘body’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0073.02
Tibetan (Lhasa)suʔ¹³ku⁵³morpheme ‘body’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 231.2
Spitizuo ‘body’Bodh 91: 1.1
Tibetan (Written)gzugs, sku#2 PTB *s-kəw ‘BODY / CHEST / THORAX / CORPSE’ ‘body’WT has a doublet (sku and sgo), with the relationship between them unclear. Chantyal gɦo is apparently a loanword from the latter variant.Marrison 67 Naga

2.1.3Lepcha3

Lepchaaprefix-čók ‘flesh; meat’Matisoff 87 BP
Lepchamumorphemezu n.‘body’Plaisier 07 Lepcha

2.3.4Western Kiranti2

Hayutsho ‘body’Matisoff 87 BP

3.2Qiangic5

Namuyipu⁵⁵morphemeli³³morphemeʂɛ³³ ‘fat (of people)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 849.19
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]zu³⁵ pu⁵³morpheme ‘body’Sun H 91 ZhaQ: 1.1
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]zu³⁵ pu⁵³morpheme tõ⁵⁵morpheme le⁵⁵morpheme ‘side (right)’Sun H 91 ZhaQ: 1.2
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]zu³⁵pu⁵³morpheme ‘body’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 231.16

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish1

Gazhuoo³¹prefix tso³³ ‘body’Dai 89 Gazh: 1.1

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Hani (Shuikui)ʒu³³ ɣu⁵⁵morpheme ‘body’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

7Karenic8

*Karen (Pwo)sóq ‘corpse’Jones 61: 335
*Karen (Sgaw)sóʔ ‘corpse’Jones 61: 335
Palaychicòq ‘corpse’Jones 61: 335
Pwo (Moulmein)sóʔ ‘corpse’Jones 61: 335

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4, *g-zuk ‘BODY’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-4,
  title  = {{*g-zuk 'BODY'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4}
}