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STEDT #485

*g-n(y)a

NECK
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlenyaprefixginitialn(y)rhymeacoverM · V

Notes

This poorly attested root, found mostly in Tibetan dialects, requires further confirmation.

Reflexes & cognates11 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.2.3Maraic1

Zotungŋye¹ ‘neck’Luce 85: N.44

2.1.2Bodic2

Tshona (Mama)ȵe¹³ ‘neck’Sun H 80 MLD
Tshona (Mama)ȵᴀu¹³ ‘neck’Sun H 80 MLD

2.1.2.1Tibetan6

Tibetan (Alike)ȵə thukmorpheme n‘throat’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0141.05
Tibetan (Written)gnya(-ba) ‘neck, nape’Matisoff 87 BP
Tibetan (Written)gnya(-basuffix) ‘nape’Matisoff 87 BP
Tibetan (Xiahe)ȵə taχmorpheme n‘throat’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0141.04

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1

Pholaȵɛ³³ki⁵⁵morpheme ‘neck’Pelkey 11 Phula: 270

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #485, *g-n(y)a ‘NECK’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/485
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-485,
  title  = {{*g-n(y)a 'NECK'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #485},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/485}
}