1.0 The Body > 1.5 Limbs, Joints, & Body Measures > 1.5.1 Hand, Arm, Wing

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root has a variety of related meanings clustering around “limb approaching a joint”, including NECK, ELBOW, KNEE, and, in the present context, FOREARM. A small sample of reflexes are listed below, but most of them are to be found under #359 *tuk ⪤ *twak HEAD / SKULL / NECK.

#306 *du-k WRIST / FOREARM / ELBOW / KNEE
rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
72342306182tukneck*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (alternate reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC3920
283134306173duelbow*Tani51.1.1Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST1250
1534786687,306,682,m285là-du mì-rɯelbowApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1734476687,306,682,m287laʔ-du mi-ruelbowApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1534796687,306,682,m286laʔ-du mi-ruelbowApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1734486687,306333lak-duelbowBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1534806687,306334lak-duelbowBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
3504626687,3061820lok duelbownbpBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Dai 92 TBLTBL0106.240
1734496687,306360lok-duelbowBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1534816687,306365luk-duelbowBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1929386687,306368lok duelbowBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC254.510
413556687,306366luk◦duelbowBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
494594p,3061979a◦duspan (of a forearm)n:clfq.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1GLDC 09 GaloGLDC-GED0
491437p,3061979a◦duforearm spann:clfq.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1GLDC 09 GaloGLDC-GED0
442316687,306564lag-dulower armGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
4908716687,306,m1979lag◦duu-kuurəəelbown.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1GLDC 09 GaloGLDC-GED0
223016687,3061078log◦duelbowMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
1152256687,306189lâg-duelbowPadam-Mising [Abor-Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1734506687,3061253lag-duelbowPadam-Mising [Abor-Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1534836687,306,m,m498lak-du tɕuk-kuelbowDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
47067770,306,3061063rí-tùng-dēelbowMikir141.5Mikir1Grüssner 79 BPKHG-MikirQ194 1
71382m,3061068tśe◦thokneckMikir141.5Mikir1Benedict 72 STCSTC3920
47068306,3061063tùng-dèelbowMikir141.5Mikir1Grüssner 79 BPKHG-MikirQ910
117256m,306352(h)an◦tukneeBodo161.7Bodo-Garo = Barish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
71380p,306579gi◦tokneckGaro161.7Bodo-Garo = Barish1Benedict 72 STCSTC3920
117248306,436894tŭk-pătkneeLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
71384p,306900tük-tokneckLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Benedict 72 STCSTC3920
115208696,306602yo kuduqelbowGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
64721696,306604yo kudũqelbowGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangic1Glover 72 GuVoSIL-Gur2.A.520
115885306,m1169tu◦tifootNewar272.2Newar1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
71379306685duneckJingpho374.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC3920
413140306,m1823du⁵⁵thɑuʔ⁴kneelv.Burmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 92 TBLTBL1360.270
208870306,m1428du⁵⁵toʔ⁴⁴kneelBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC566.400
117232306396dûkneeBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
440554306406dûkneeBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
117271306,418396dû-chacknee jointBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
437403306,m406dû-thokkneelBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
413139306,m1822du³thɔk⁴kneelv.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 92 TBLTBL1360.260
208844306,m411du³◦tupkneelBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC566.390
42502695,3061219ɹɔ³⁵ dõ⁵⁵elbowNusu (Northern)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
192925695,m,3061662le̱²¹nɯ̱⁵⁵dɯ²¹elbowYi (Mile)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC254.250
47438695,m,306216le̱²¹ nɯ̱⁵⁵ dɯ²¹elbowAhi476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luo 90LMZ-AhiQ6.1.40
115936335,306229kuiˇ◦dulower leg from knee downAkha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
516217695,306239la˰ duforearm (up to the elbow)Akha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Lewis 89 AETDPL-AETD2640
117236m,3061286bə̆◦tukneePhunoi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
16726m,3061285bə̆◦tu³³kneePhunoi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley xx PhuDB-Phunoi0

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Lit. “hand-knee”. Cf. tùng‑dè ‘knee’, with a different tone on the second syllable.