*m-bi

ARM / HAND

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlebIninitialbrhymei/e-ncoverP · VN

Connections

Poss. allofam*ban ‘ARM / HAND / SHOULDER’

Notes

This root of limited distribution occurs in the Angami group, with a single possible cognate in rGyalrong.

Reflexes & cognates12 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group10

Angami (Khonoma)bi ‘hand’Marrison 67 Naga

Angami (Kohima)uprefix◦bi ‘hand’Marrison 67 Naga

Chokri(thi¹¹morpheme) be³¹ tsü³⁵morpheme ‘claw (of animal)’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 7.4.3

Chokri(u)prefix be³¹ ‘hand’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 6.1.7

Chokribe³¹ khri³³morpheme ‘back of hand’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 6.1.7.2

Chokribe³¹ sa³⁵morpheme tso³¹morpheme ‘back of hand’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 6.1.7.2

Chokriuprefix◦be ‘hand’Marrison 67 Naga

Rengmambe ‘arm’Marrison 67 Naga

Rengmambe ‘hand’Marrison 67 Naga

Rengmambe◦nzhemorpheme ‘palm (of hand)’Marrison 67 Naga: 187

3.3.1rGyalrong1

rGyalrongtəprefix pʰəi kʰumorpheme ‘arm’Dai 89 Jiar: 6.1

6.1.2Loloish1

Lolophophæ³³ ‘arm’also contains *banDai 89 Lolo: 6.1

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #751, *m-bi ‘ARM / HAND’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/751

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

References: incl 750

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-751,
  title  = {{*m-bi 'ARM / HAND'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #751},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/751}
}