*kan

WING / ARM

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlekaninitialkrhymeancoverK · N

Notes

Although this etymon is of quite restricted distribution in TB, there is a possible Chinese comparandum.

The second syllable of Bodo akánti ‘arm (upper part)’ might also be related.

Chinese comparandum

翰 OC *gʼɑ̂n, GSR #140f-g ‘to support’; Li 1971: (*ganh); Baxter 1992:761 *gans; B & S 2011: *[g]ˤar‑s; Schuessler 2007:250 (as 幹 gàn); Mand. hàn.

ZJH: The semantics are not promising for this comparison. The Chinese word seems more likely to belong to a Chinese word family with basic meaning of ‘stem’, ‘framework’ with root *gan or *gar.

Reflexes & cognates11 reflexes · 6 subgroups

1.3.3Zeme Group3

Liangmeipa#714 PTB *m/s-pa ‘WING / FEATHER’◦kan ‘wing’Marrison 67 Naga

Rongmei / Nruanghmeipa#714 PTB *m/s-pa ‘WING / FEATHER’◦kan ‘wing’Marrison 67 Naga

Zemepeprefix◦kan ‘wing’Marrison 67 Naga

1.5Mikir [Karbi]1

Mikir [Karbi]ri#770 PTB *ri ‘HAND’◦kan ‘arm’Marrison 67 Naga

9Sinitic2

Chinese (Hanzi)翰 ‘feather (pheasant); wing’This entry is erroneously glossed in Baster & Sagart 2011 as ‘pheasant; feather, wing’ (apparently mis-copied from GSR).BaxterSagart 2011: 1001

Chinese (GSR #)0140f ‘feather (pheasant); wing’This entry is erroneously glossed in Baster & Sagart 2011 as ‘pheasant; feather, wing’ (apparently mis-copied from GSR).BaxterSagart 2011: 1001

9.0.1Old Chinese2

Chinese (Old/Mid)gʼɑ̂n/ɣɑ̂n- ‘feather (pheasant); wing’Karlgren 57 GSR: 140f-g

Chinese (Old)gˤar-s {[g]ˤar-s} ‘feather (pheasant); wing’This entry is erroneously glossed in Baster & Sagart 2011 as ‘pheasant; feather, wing’ (apparently mis-copied from GSR).BaxterSagart 2011: 1001

9.0.2Middle Chinese1

Chinese (Middle)hanH ‘feather (pheasant); wing’This entry is erroneously glossed in Baster & Sagart 2011 as ‘pheasant; feather, wing’ (apparently mis-copied from GSR).BaxterSagart 2011: 1001

9.0.3Modern Chinese2

Chinese (Mandarin)hàn ‘feather (pheasant); wing’This entry is erroneously glossed in Baster & Sagart 2011 as ‘pheasant; feather, wing’ (apparently mis-copied from GSR).BaxterSagart 2011: 1001

Chinese (Mandarin)hɑn ‘pheasant feather; wing, to fly’Karlgren 57 GSR: 140f-g

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #741, *kan ‘WING / ARM’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/741

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-741,
  title  = {{*kan 'WING / ARM'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #741},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/741}
}