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*k(r)u

CHEST / RIB
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handleg/krinitialg/k(r)rhymeu-k/scoverK · VTS

Intermediate reconstructions

Central Naga (Ao Group)*t-kuʔ ‘CHEST’PCN #078
Tamangish*ᴬku ‘CHEST’

Connections

See alsoBONE, #233

Notes

The r in the reconstruction is motivated by rGyalrong tə s◦gru, as well as by Lahu kû, since Lahu velars are from earlier clusters with r.

rGyalrong has an s- prefix, while Chepang has an -s suffix. Both of these elements are possibly from the animal root #34 PTB *sya-n FLESH / MEAT / GAME ANIMAL.

Reflexes & cognates90 reflexes · 18 subgroups

1.1“North Assam”2

Sulung [Puroik]tə³³prefixkɯ⁵³ ‘chest’Sun H 93 SulQ
Sulung [Puroik]tə³³prefixkɯ⁵³ ‘chest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 257.52

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)10

*Central Nagatprefix-kuʔ ‘CHEST’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.078
*Aotprefix-kuʔ ‘CHEST’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.061
Ao (Chungli)toprefix◦ko ‘chest’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)tu³prefix-kuʔ¹ n.‘chest’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.061
Ao (Chungli)³tuprefix¹kuʔ ‘chest’Weidert 87 TBTo: 788
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)tüprefix◦khü ‘chest’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix-kùʔ n.‘chest’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagate¹ki¹ n.‘chest’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.078
Yimchungrü(¹)kɯʔ ‘chest’Weidert 87 TBTo: 788

1.3.3Zeme Group1

Maramkaprefix◦kau ‘chest’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1

2.1.2Bodic1

Kaikegu ‘chest’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepchakǔrmorpheme-gǔ ‘chest’Matisoff 87 BP

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang5

Chepangkhos ‘chest’Matisoff 87 BP
Chepangkhos n.‘chest, lap; upper surface’Caughley 00 Chepang

3.3.1rGyalrong2

rGyalrongtəprefix sprefix◦gru ‘body’Dai 89 Jiar: 1.1
rGyalrongtəprefix sprefix◦gru ‘torso / trunk’Dai 89 Jiar: 1.6

5Tujia4

Tujia (Northern)li⁵⁵morpheme kʰo⁵⁵ tsʰũ⁵⁵#299 PTB *tsu-N ‘CHEST’ ‘chest (of body)’Tian 86
Tujiato⁵⁵morpheme po²¹morpheme kʰa²¹#310 PTB *k(w)a ‘CHEST’ kɯ²¹ ‘rib’Chen 86 TuMQ: 5.1.2

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish7

Gazhuolɛ³⁵morpheme pa³³morpheme kv̩³⁵ ‘rib cage’Dai 89 Gazh: 5.1.1
Gazhuolɛ³⁵morpheme pa³³morpheme kv̩³⁵ ‘rib’Dai 89 Gazh: 5.1.2
Gazhuolɛ³⁵morphemepa³³morphemekv³⁵ n‘rib’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0135.47
Gazhuolɤ²⁴morphemepɑ²⁴morphemekv²⁴ ‘rib’Mu 03 Gazhuo

6.1.2.2Central Loloish12

8Bai2

Bai (Jianchuan)ɕĩ⁵⁵morpheme kho⁵⁵ tɕi³³morpheme ‘chest (of body)’Xu 84 Bai
Bai (Jianchuan)ɕĩ⁵⁵morpheme ko⁵⁵ tɕi³³morpheme ‘chest’Zhao 90: 5.1

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #560, *k(r)u ‘CHEST / RIB’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/560
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: Lahu,Gyarong point to *-r-
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-560,
  title  = {{*k(r)u 'CHEST / RIB'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #560},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/560}
}