1.0 The Body > 1.4 Torso > 1.4.2 Neck

#3361 PTB *gwaŋ NECK / THROAT

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This etymon is very similar to #483 PTB *s‑ŋwa(ŋ/k) NECK / WAIST, and is very likely in an allofamic relationship to it.

In line with the frequently noted tendency of words meaning NECK / THROAT to have velar initials, we have reconstructed no fewer than eleven etyma with initial velars or velar clusters: #389 PTB *s/r‑gwa‑n NECK / NAPE, #481 PTB *s/m‑key‑k NECK, #486 PTB *l‑kwak THROAT / NECK, #488 PTB *k‑(r/l)aw THROAT / PALATE, #489 PTB *k/s‑raw(k/ŋ)*k‑rwa(k/ŋ) THROAT, #491 PTB *grey‑k THROAT, #493 PTB *kak THROAT, #494 PTB *ka THROAT / NECK, #495 PTB *kwa THROAT / NECK, #3361 PTB *gwaŋ NECK / THROAT, and #5651 PTB *ku NECK / THROAT.

It is highly likely that some of these etyma are allofams of each other. It is equally likely that a given supporting form may have been assigned to the wrong etymon. However, on the basis of the available data, this may be the best that can be done at this point.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
55913361175guŋ|Ø/Ineck*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT6090
2834383361173gruŋ?throat*Tani51.1.1Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST4290
1600583361,3361,488285gjui-g(j)u-rothroatApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1600613361,3361,488286grui grju-rothroatApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1744903361,3361,488287grui-grju-rothroatApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
151265479,3361,m,m334ləŋ-guŋ pa-ritbeheadBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
174491479,3361333lɯŋ-guŋthroatBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
160059479,3361334lɯŋ-guŋthroatBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
352257m,3401,479,33611820doː◦jom lɯŋ guŋthroatnBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0141.240
3523083361,m1820guŋ ruAdam's applenBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0142.240
349585479,33611820lɯŋ guŋnecknBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0089.240
174492479,3361360lɯŋ-guŋthroatBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
156719479,3361365lɯŋ-guŋnapeBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
413493361,3404366guŋ◦pɯneckBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
41348479,3361366lɯŋ◦guŋneckBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
495183479,33611979`lɨɨ◦goothroatn.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
492935479,33611979`lɨɨ◦gooneckn.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
492936479,33611979`lɨɨ◦pooneckn.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
327130479,33611792long◦gumneckNishing731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 69 DafKDG-Daf0
174493479,33611251lɯŋ-guŋthroatPadam [Abor]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1187793361,493189kong-gâknapePadam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
118675479,3361189líng-gungthroat / gullet / esophagusPadam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
156752479,3361498ləŋ-gɯŋneckDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
5353361,4901070kyuŋ-rulthroatMilang741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Tayeng 76 MilAT-MPB0
117835483,3361455hŋü-gɔnneckChinbok81.2Kuki-Chin1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
5587m,3361,479905mai-gõ-«riaŋ»neckLiangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT6090
5593m,3361,479905mai-«gõ»-riaŋneckLiangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT6090
52905633612031kʰoŋneck*Tangkhulic661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk6290
526562m,33612023ʔa-kʰuneckHuishu661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.0890
525294m,3361,m2023ʔa-kʰu-tʰugoiterHuishu661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.0900
620660m,33612024ʔə-kʰõneckTusom661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.1180
526735m,33612025ʔa-kʰoŋneckUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
1282223361,496378khã◦gulneckBunan202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, S.R. 91 BuSBN-BunQ4.10
126762490,33611407ol◦gongadam's apple / larynxTibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Bishop 89B-ShrpaHQ4.1.40
126763490,33611407ol◦gongthroat / gullet / pharynxTibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Bishop 89B-ShrpaHQ4.20
118757m,33611568lha-goṅlarynxTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
79783491,490,3361999ka¹ rᴇ¹| ol¹ ◦gɯŋ¹throatManang (Gyaru)232.1.4Tamangish1Nagano 84 ManYN-Man0260
20623479,33611002³mlaŋ◦kuŋthroatManang (Prakaa)232.1.4Tamangish1Hoshi 84HM-Prak00190
126154490,33611455²ol◦koŋthroatnTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 91 TamQMM-TamRisQ4.2.20
13237133611644kɔnneckYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha4.10
1323723361,m1644kɔn toːtanagoiterYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha4.1.10
3495713361,4181805qã³⁵tsɛi⁵⁵necknPumi (Jiulong)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0089.100
34957033611853qã⁵⁵necknPumi (Lanping)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0089.090
4286633611304qã⁵⁵neckPumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Lu 83 PumiJZ-Pumi0
19261333611306qã⁵⁵neckPumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC248.110
4300533611307kɛ̃⁵³neckPumi (Taoba)343.2Qiangic1Lu 83 PumiJZ-Pumi0
19263733611309kɛ̃⁵³neckPumi (Taoba)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC248.100
3522543361,4991817kɔ³¹lɔn⁵³throatnNung384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0141.210
1927053361,499269kɔ³¹lɔn⁵³throatAnong384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC249.440
1187503361,4991603ko⁴⁴ lom⁴⁴Adam's apple / larynx / glottisTrung [Dulong]384Nungic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
3496103361,m1847khoŋ⁵⁵ti⁵⁵necknTujia415Tujia1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0089.490
1926513361,m1615khoŋ⁵⁵ti⁵⁵neckTujia415Tujia1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC248.380
4566723361,m1966kong1di1neckn.Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 04 TujiaPCB-Tujia0
4537243361,m1967kong¹di¹neckTujia (Northern)415Tujia1Brassett 06 TujiaBBL-TL2.10
1271983361,m1611kʰũ⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵neckTujia415Tujia1Chen 86 TuBQCK-TujBQ4.10
433773361,5011616kʰũ⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵neckTujia (Northern)415Tujia1Tian 86JZ-Tujia0
5333383361139ʔgoŋ²NECK / NECK-LIKE PARTn.*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL2530
385633361,m201khuŋ³¹ tɑ³¹throatAchang (Lianghe)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
387003361,499207khɔm⁵⁵ lɔm³⁵throatAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
3522673361,501,m1831khɹoŋ³³te̱⁵³lɔ⁵³throatnNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0141.340
162563361,501,m1216kʰʴoŋ⁵⁵ te̱⁵³ lɔ⁵³throatNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusBDQ-NusuB168.0
160073361,5011218kʰʴõ⁵⁵ te̱³¹throatNusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusADQ-NusuA168.0
42641m,3361,4941217mi³¹ kʰũ⁵⁵ kʰɑ³¹throatNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
192680m,3361,4941215mi³¹khũ⁵⁵khɑ³¹throatNusu (Bijiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC249.450
34960433611841qɔ¹¹necknLahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0089.430
415073361,484850qɔ³¹ pɛ³¹neckLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
1926233361,484851qɔ³¹pe³¹neckLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC248.330
1187693361832qɔ̄napeLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1177643361832qɔ̄neckLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1178303361,232832qɔ̄-g̈ɔ̂whole neck (front and back)Lahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1177653361,484832qɔ̄-pēneckLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1178313361,m832qɔ̄-tàwhole neck (front and back)Lahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1187703361,p,2252,203832qɔ̄-ɔ̀-qhɔ̀ʔ-nɔ́napeLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
416613361,820856qɔ³¹ qʰɔ³³throatLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
416603361,m,484856qɔ³¹ ta³¹ pɤ³¹neckLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
1177663361,418925krgh'-tsï³neckLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
2858903361,418943krgh¹-tsï³neckLisu (Central)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Fraser 22JF-HLL0
1680043361,m923krgh¹tsï³throatLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo105A0
1646583361,418950krgh¹tsï³nape / neckLisu (Theng-yüeh)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luce 85GHL-PPBV.950
1646593361,418949kɯ¹tsɤ³nape / neckLisu (Putao)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luce 85GHL-PPBV.950
1646573361,418949kɯ¹tsɤ¹nape / neckLisu (Putao)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luce 85GHL-PPBV.950
3496013361,4181838kɯ⁵⁵tsi⁵⁵necknLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0089.400
2750183361,418946kɤ⁵⁵tsi⁵⁵neckNLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
2750223361,418,m946kɤ⁵⁵tsi⁵⁵vy²¹neckLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
2838463361,m,m,m1223qo⁵⁵no⁴⁴bu²¹du²¹nape of neckSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ4.1.30
1320003361,m,m,m1379qo⁵⁵nɒ̱³³bu²¹du²¹napeSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84YHJC-Sani0
1186523361,484229kaw˯ byah˯throat / gullet / esophagusAkha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1177673361,479229kaw˯ lahˇneckAkha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
51235m,3361344nɨ́ŋ◦khɔ́ŋlarynxBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Beaudouin 88 BisuPB-Bisu140
1926733361,484510khɔ³¹bɔ³¹throatHani (Dazhai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC249.310
1926223361,479510khɔ³¹lɔ⁵⁵neckHani (Dazhai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC248.310
405293361,484629kʰɔ³¹ bɔ³¹throatHani (Dazhai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
405283361,479629kʰɔ³¹ lɔ⁵⁵neckHani (Dazhai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
3522743361,4841839khɔ³¹bɔ³¹throatnHani (Lüchun)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0141.410
3496023361,4791839khɔ³¹lɔ⁵⁵necknHani (Lüchun)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0089.410
1926983361,M418khɔ³¹sɿ³¹throatHani (Caiyuan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC249.300
403823361,484628kʰɔ³¹ pɔ³¹throatHani (Caiyuan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
406813361,484630kʰɔ³¹ bjaŋ³¹throatHani (Gelanghe)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
406803361,479630kʰɔ³¹ laŋ⁵⁵neckHani (Gelanghe)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
1926993361,4841416khu³¹pu³¹throatHani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC249.320
1926483361,4791416khɯ³¹l̥ɯ⁵⁵neckHani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC248.320
408223361,484634kʰu³¹ pu³¹throatHani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
408213361,479634kʰɯ³¹ l̥ɯ⁵⁵neckHani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
3522753361,4841840khu³¹pu³¹throatnHani (Mojiang)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0141.420
3496033361,4791840khɯ³¹l̥ɯ⁵⁵necknHani (Mojiang)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0089.420
2362253361,m1114kho²mo⁴neckMpi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo0
4364853361,m1120kho²wo⁴windpipe / throatMpi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Srinuan 76SD-MPD0
2360673361,484,m1284khon bá sìneckCôông [Phunoi]486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo0
166893361,m,m1285kʰon³³ bɑ⁵⁵ si¹¹larynxCôông [Phunoi]486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley xx PhuDB-Phunoi0
127477479,3361,822,m1290li³⁵ kho³⁵ tõ³¹ phanneck / throatCôông [Phunoi]486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Ferlus 91MF-PhnQ40
127478479,3361,822,m1290li³⁵ khũ tõ³¹ phanneck / throatCôông [Phunoi]486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Ferlus 91MF-PhnQ40
1500725450,33611362aŋ³³ khoŋ³¹throatSangkong486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 91 SangLYS-Sangkon0
5228603361,479,m2020ka⁴⁴la²¹pʰɛ³³neckAzha756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL2700
149593361,486746kʰo³¹ ko̱ʔ⁵⁵throatKaren (Sgaw/Hinthada)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarBDQ-KarenB1750
147353361,627747kɔ³¹ ju³¹throatKaren (Sgaw/Yue)507Karenic1Dai 89 KarADQ-KarenA1750
388343361,m,m310qo̱⁴² te̱⁴⁴ me̱ʴ⁴²neckBai (Bijiang)518Bai1Xu 84 BaiJZ-Bai0
1926253361,m,m311qõ⁴²te⁴⁴meʴ⁴²neckBai (Bijiang)518Bai1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC248.370
391033361,479,m,m316kv̩̄⁴² lv̩̄⁴² mi̱⁴²neckBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Xu 84 BaiJZ-Bai0
806753361,479,m309kv̱ˌ⁴² lv̱ˌ⁴² mi̱⁴²neck / throatBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai4.00
1459583361,479,m,m309kv̱ˌ⁴² lv̱ˌ⁴² mi̱⁴² no³³ kʰo³³swollen lymph nodes (in neck)Bai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai4.1.20
1459573361,479,m,m309kv̱ˌ⁴² lv̱ˌ⁴² mi̱⁴² «tsv̱ˌ⁴⁴»neckBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai4.10
1926503361,479,m317kv⁴²lv⁴²mi⁴²neckBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC248.360
1695133361,3361481kɑ̂ng/kɑ̂ngneck, throatChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Karlgren 57 GSRGSR698a0

Chinese comparandum

亢 OC *kɑ̂ng, GSR #698a’ ‘neck, throat’; Schuessler 2007:250 *kâŋ; Mand. gāng.
項 OC *g’ŭng, GSR #1172y ‘neck’; Schuessler 2007:534 *grôŋʔ; B & S 2011: *ɡˁroŋʔ {[ɡ]ˁroŋʔ}; Mand. xiàng.

#489 PTB *k/s‑raw(k/ŋ)*k‑rwa(k/ŋ) THROAT