*s-lyaŋ

NAIL / CUTICLE

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handleliŋprefixsinitiallrhymeiŋ ~ s-lcoverL · VNLS

Reflexes & cognates8 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.1.2Deng3

Darang [Taraon]a:morpheme◦hling ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP

Darang [Taraon]aːmorpheme◦hling ‘nail’Matisoff 87 BP

Darang [Taraon]grõmorpheme-haleng ‘toenail’Matisoff 87 BP

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)4

*Aotprefix-mprefix-zəŋ ‘NAIL (FINGER/TOE)’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.132

Ao (Chungli)tə²prefix-mə²morphemezəŋ³ n.‘nail (finger, toe), claw’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.132

Ao (Chungli)²tɯprefix³mɯprefix³zɯŋ ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 167

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix-məprefix◦zəŋ n.‘nail (finger, toe), claw’Coupe 07 Ao

1.5Mikir [Karbi]2

Mikir [Karbi]reng ‘cuticle’Matisoff 87 BP

Mikir [Karbi]reng alipmorpheme ‘scab’Matisoff 87 BP

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #507, *s-lyaŋ ‘NAIL / CUTICLE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/507

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-507,
  title  = {{*s-lyaŋ 'NAIL / CUTICLE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #507},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/507}
}