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STEDT #439

*tuŋ

KNEE / ELBOW

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handletwaminitialtwrhymeam ~ tyacoverT · NWT

Notes

This root is to be distinguished from the phonologically similar #710 PTB *dwaŋ CUBIT and #711 PTB *dwaŋ WING / HAND.

Reflexes & cognates33 reflexes · 6 subgroups

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang2

Konyakya#375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’ tu ‘knee’French 83: 508

Konyakya#375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’◦tu ‘knee’Marrison 67 Naga

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti7

Athpare (Rai)tum◦bukmorpheme ‘knee’Ebert 97 Athpare

Athpare (Rai)tum◦butmorpheme ‘knee’Ebert 97 Athpare

Limbuthuŋ◦bomorpheme ‘knee’Michailovsky 89 Lm

Limbuthuŋ◦bomorpheme ‘knee’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 101

Limbuthuŋ◦bo#435 PTB *pu ‘KNEE’Allofams1 #436 PTB *put-s ⪤ *pit-s ‘KNEE’1b #435 PTB *pu ‘KNEE’ ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP

Limbuthuːm◦boʔmorpheme ‘knee’Weidert 87 TBTo: 620

Yamphutum◦rukmorpheme n‘knee’Rutgers 98: 585.14

2.3.2Southern Kiranti5

Bantawatïŋ◦pï#436 PTB *put-s ⪤ *pit-s ‘KNEE’MesorootsPLB *put ‘KNEE’Allofams1 #436 PTB *put-s ⪤ *pit-s ‘KNEE’1b #435 PTB *pu ‘KNEE’◦tsïk#418 PTB *tsik ‘JOINT’PLB *ʔdzik ⪤ *ʔdzak ‘JOINT’◦ ‘knee’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 101

Bantawatum-pït#436 PTB *put-s ⪤ *pit-s ‘KNEE’MesorootsPLB *put ‘KNEE’Allofams1 #436 PTB *put-s ⪤ *pit-s ‘KNEE’1b #435 PTB *pu ‘KNEE’◦sïk#418 PTB *tsik ‘JOINT’PLB *ʔdzik ⪤ *ʔdzak ‘JOINT’ ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP

Bantawatum◦pu#436 PTB *put-s ⪤ *pit-s ‘KNEE’MesorootsPLB *put ‘KNEE’Allofams1 #436 PTB *put-s ⪤ *pit-s ‘KNEE’1b #435 PTB *pu ‘KNEE’◦chük#418 PTB *tsik ‘JOINT’PLB *ʔdzik ⪤ *ʔdzak ‘JOINT’ ‘knee’Rai 84 BnDc: 70

Kulungtum◦chimorpheme ‘knee’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 101

Kulungtum◦chimorpheme ‘knee’Rai 75 Kul

2.3.3Central Kiranti1

Khalingtam◦cy#437 PTB *s-gyi-t ‘KNEE’ ‘knee’Matisoff 87 BP

6.1.1Burmish15

Achang (Xiandao)lɔʔ⁵⁵#695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’MesorootsPTani *lak ‘HAND / ARM’PNN *glək ‘HAND’PLB *lakᴸ ‘HAND’PL *lakᴸ ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’ tʰom³¹ ‘elbow’Dai 89 Xian: 129

Achang (Xiandao)lɔʔ⁵⁵#695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’MesorootsPTani *lak ‘HAND / ARM’PNN *glək ‘HAND’PLB *lakᴸ ‘HAND’PL *lakᴸ ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’ tʰɔŋ⁵⁵ ‘elbow’Dai 89 Xian: 129.1

Achang (Xiandao)lɔʔ⁵⁵#695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’MesorootsPTani *lak ‘HAND / ARM’PNN *glək ‘HAND’PLB *lakᴸ ‘HAND’PL *lakᴸ ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’thom³¹ nbp‘elbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0106.29

Bolalaʔ³¹#695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’MesorootsPTani *lak ‘HAND / ARM’PNN *glək ‘HAND’PLB *lakᴸ ‘HAND’PL *lakᴸ ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’ mɔ̱n³⁵morpheme tʃʰɔ̃³⁵morpheme tʰauŋ³¹ ‘elbow’Dai 89 Bola: 129

Bola (Luxi)laʔ³¹#695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’MesorootsPTani *lak ‘HAND / ARM’PNN *glək ‘HAND’PLB *lakᴸ ‘HAND’PL *lakᴸ ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’mɔ̱n³⁵morphemetʃhɔ̃³⁵morphemethauŋ³¹ nbp‘elbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0106.32

Burmese (Rangoon)tɑ̃²²morphemetɑ̃u²² nbp‘elbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0106.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)tɑ⁵³morphemetɑũ²² ‘elbow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 254.40

Burmese (Written)tammorpheme-toŋ ‘elbow’Matisoff 87 BP

Burmese (Written)tammorpheme-toŋ ~ tə-toŋ ‘joint; elbow; cubit’Matisoff 87 BP

Burmese (Written)tammorpheme-toŋ(-chac#418 PTB *tsik ‘JOINT’PLB *ʔdzik ⪤ *ʔdzak ‘JOINT’) ‘joint; elbow; cubit’Matisoff 87 BP

Burmese (Written)taṁmorpheme◦thoṅ◦chaemorpheme ‘elbow’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)tanmorpheme◦toŋ³ ‘elbow’Luce 85: Y.90

Burmese (Written)tɑm²morphemetɔŋ² nbp‘elbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0106.26

Burmese (Written)tɑ¹morphemetɔŋ² ‘elbow’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 254.39

Langsu (Luxi)lɔʔ³¹#695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’MesorootsPTani *lak ‘HAND / ARM’PNN *glək ‘HAND’PLB *lakᴸ ‘HAND’PL *lakᴸ ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’mat⁵⁵morphemethauŋ³⁵morphemethɔ̃³¹ nbp‘elbow’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0106.31

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish3

Côông [Phunoi]lə̆#695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’MesorootsPTani *lak ‘HAND / ARM’PNN *glək ‘HAND’PLB *lakᴸ ‘HAND’PL *lakᴸ ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’◦shimorpheme ton ‘elbow’Bradley 79 PLo

Côông [Phunoi]lə̌#695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’MesorootsPTani *lak ‘HAND / ARM’PNN *glək ‘HAND’PLB *lakᴸ ‘HAND’PL *lakᴸ ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’◦shimorpheme ton ‘elbow’Matisoff 87 BP

Côông [Phunoi]lə̆#695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’MesorootsPTani *lak ‘HAND / ARM’PNN *glək ‘HAND’PLB *lakᴸ ‘HAND’PL *lakᴸ ‘HAND’Allofams1 #377 PTB *lak ⪤ *C-yak ‘ARM / HAND / WING’1a #695 PTB *lak ‘HAND/LIMB’1b #696 PTB *yak ‘ARM / HAND / ARMPIT / TICKLE’1c #699 PTB *d-yak ‘HAND / ARM / LEAF’1d #700 PTB *dak ‘ARM / HAND’1e #702 PTB *g-yak ‘ARM / HAND / CUBIT’1f #705 PTB *p-yak ‘ARM’1g #350 PTB *la ‘LEG / FOOT’1h #375 PTB *ya ‘LEG / FOOT’1i #888 PTB *d-ya OR *g-ya ‘FOOT’◦sʰi³³morpheme ton³³ ‘elbow’Bradley xx Phu

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #439, *tuŋ ‘KNEE / ELBOW’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/439

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-439,
  title  = {{*tuŋ 'KNEE / ELBOW'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #439},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/439}
}