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#1 PTB *guŋ BODY / BACK

This etymon should be kept distinct from the similarly-shaped forms #206 PTB *(k/g)um BACK / BODY which occurs mostly in forms for ‘back’ and means ‘body’ only by extension, and #2252 PTB *(k/ʔ)uk BEND / CROOKED / RETURN / BACK / YEAR which also occurs in some forms meaning ‘back’. All three roots are etymologically unrelated.

Many Loloish forms have reflexes which might be attributed equally well to #2 PTB *s‑kəw BODY / CHEST / THORAX / CORPSE or #206 PTB *(k/g)um BACK / BODY. In the absence of more precise research into Northern Yi rhyme correspondences, we are here adopting the rather arbitrary choice of attributing all Loloish forms meaning BACK to the present root.

See STC p. 182, n. 479; HPTB: 19, 309.

There is a good Chinese comparandum, 躬 .

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
765751,1168kjəngw ~ gjəngwbody / person*Sino-Tibetan10Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)0Coblin 86WSC-SH460
606831181gungbody*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB210
765781183gung (*A)|body / person*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Coblin 86WSC-SH460
200481174guŋbody / person*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Chou 72ACST1006e-f0
51504912012guŋbody*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5920
1730201182guŋbody, personn*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC182n4790
226791,33261053gɯ◦baŋbackMiji31NE Indian Areal Group0Simon 79 MijiIMS-Miji0
226811,3326,m1053gɯ◦baŋ-ljaŋbackboneMiji31NE Indian Areal Group0Simon 79 MijiIMS-Miji0
35732p,m,1,3326659i◦si◦gõ◦mbobackbone / spineIdu61.1.2Deng1Pulu 78JP-Idu0
6645p,209,1291ə-hlĩ̀-gʉ̃́backAsho691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT8280
1315871,232805koŋ rubackbone / spineKom Rem721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Toba 91 KRQT-KomRQ5.5.40
15030711112kuŋbackMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon5.50
1503081,2321112kuŋ◦rowbackbone / spineMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon5.5.40
1504131,232,m1112kuŋ◦row◦ʌhʌ́kvertebrae (of spine)Moyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon8.4.20
5241881,2322030kòoŋ◦rúuspine; backboneSorbung721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Mortensen 11 SorbungMK-SorbungBodyParts.1530
5242601,2322030kòoŋ◦rúuvertebrae (of spine)Sorbung721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Mortensen 11 SorbungMK-SorbungBodyParts.2650
114465p,1352bi◦kúmbackBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
6641p,1349bi◦kúŋʔbackBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT8280
55425p,1803pʰi-koŋbackKokborok801.7.1.1Bodo1Tripuri 88PT-Kok0
6640p,11036bi◦kuŋbackMeche801.7.1.1Bodo1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT8280
1144781294gənbackAtong821.7.1.3Koch1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1144791,m1629kun-cubackWancho851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1137951671gawngbodyJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
324081676gòŋphysical bodyJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB530
144710p,1682ma◦gawngtraditional cattleJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff PCPC0
114852p,1671n-gawngcarcass / corpseJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
32409p,1676ǹ-gòŋcorpseJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB530
23459911494bodyTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Nishida 64 TanNT-SGK204-08e|0
13212711493kon¹bodyTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Sofronov 97MVS-Grin0
1298611,m1146gu⁵⁵mi⁵⁵bodyNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 NamQSHK-NamuQ1.10
1913411,m1147gu⁵⁵mi⁵⁵stem / stalkNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC223.190
1917491,m1147gu⁵⁵mi⁵⁵bodyNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC231.190
1826201,2031147gu⁵⁵nu⁵⁵back (direction)Namuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC52.190
2305601,2031147gu⁵⁵nu⁵⁵later (in time)Namuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC992.190
3487731,m1844gu⁵⁵mi⁵⁵bodynNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0073.460
3817311,2031844gu⁵⁵nu⁵⁵backn/advNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0713.460
13116911698gõ³⁵backQueyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZhaQSHK-ZhabQ5.50
19315011699gõ³⁵back (of body)Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.160
5880111132gongbodyAnong (Rawang/Mutwang)384Nungic1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB210
7613011133gongbodyAnong (Rawang/Mutwang)384Nungic1Coblin 86WSC-SH460
2005011131goŋbody / personAnong (Rawang/Mutwang)384Nungic1Chou 72ACST1006e-f0
30489811744goŋbodyAnong (Rawang/Mutwang)384Nungic1Benedict 72 STCSTC182n4790
5880011333gungbodyAnong (Rawang)384Nungic1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB210
7612911212gungbodyAnong (Rawang)384Nungic1Coblin 86WSC-SH460
2004911210guŋbody / animal / selfAnong (Rawang)384Nungic1Chou 72ACST1006e-f0
30489711754guŋbody, animal, selfAnong (Rawang)384Nungic1Benedict 72 STCSTC182n4790
3518981,m1817gɔŋ³¹ɹɯ⁵⁵spine / backbonenNung384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0134.210
50147011982gɔŋ⁵³bodyRawang384Nungic1LaPolla 03RJL-Rawang820
193164m,1,225269ɖɛ³¹guŋ³¹ʈhɑŋ⁵⁵back (of body)Anong384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.440
1144681,m1603goŋ²³ti⁴⁴backboneTrung [Dulong]384Nungic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1142601,2321603goŋ²³ɹi⁴⁴backTrung [Dulong]384Nungic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
3518971,4181816gɔŋ⁵⁵tɕiʔ⁵⁵spine / backbonenDulong384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0134.200
1931651,232537gɔŋ⁵⁵ɹĭʔ⁵⁵back (of body)Trung [Dulong]384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.460
382872p,1,m,m1816ɑŋ³¹guŋ⁵⁵mɯ³¹dɑm⁵³upper half of the bodynDulong384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0735.200
382922p,1,m1816ɑŋ³¹guŋ⁵⁵pɑŋ⁵⁵lower half of the bodynDulong384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0736.200
348747p,11816ɑŋ⁵⁵guŋ⁵⁵bodynDulong384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0073.200
400501,232538gɔŋ⁵⁵ ɹĭʔ⁵⁵back (of body)Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
587991541gɔng⁵³bodyTrung [Dulong] (Nujiang)384Nungic1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB210
402451,232540gɔŋ³¹ ɹɯ̆ʔ⁵⁵back (of body)Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
402201540gɔŋ⁵³bodyTrung [Dulong] (Nujiang)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
200551136goŋbody / person*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Chou 72ACST1006e-f0
200541136guŋbody*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Chou 72ACST1006e-f0
1730211,1149guŋ ⪤ goŋbodyn*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Benedict 72 STCSTC182n4790
51505012011guŋ¹body*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5920
386821,14207kɔŋ³¹ tɔ³¹bodyAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
131111,14370kauŋ⁵⁵ tɔʔ³¹bodyBola446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 BolaDQ-Bola940
131321,225370kauŋ⁵⁵ tɔ̱̃³⁵back (body)Bola446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 BolaDQ-Bola1150
3487591,141829kauŋ⁵⁵tɔʔ³¹bodynBola (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0073.320
304899p,1409ă◦kauŋbody, animal bodyBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC182n4790
58802p,1407a◦khaungbodyBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB210
164933p,1393a◦koŋ³bodyBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Luce 85GHL-PPBY.860
76131p,1410ə-kongbody, animal bodyBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Coblin 86WSC-SH460
438409p,1406ə-koŋanimal body, animalBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
438410p,1406ə-koŋdead bodyBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
20051p,1388ɑ◦kɑuŋbodyBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Chou 72ACST1006e-f0
114008p,1396ʔə◦koŋbodyBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
32410p,1401ʔə◦koŋanimal body, dead bodyBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB530
114853p,1801,1396ʔə◦lôŋ-koŋcarcass / corpseBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
3487581,m1828kauŋ³¹tau³⁵bodynLangsu (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0073.310
154311886kuŋ³³torso / trunkLashi446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LashDQ-Lashi1.60
154291886kuŋ³¹bodyLashi446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LashDQ-Lashi1.10
34876011830kuŋ³¹bodynLeqi (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0073.330
4525691,41965khaiŋ◦thabodyMarma446.1.1Burmish1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak470
151721,141024kauŋ³¹ tau³⁵bodyMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LangDQ-Langsu1.10
151771,m1024kauŋ³¹ tau³⁵torso / trunkMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LangDQ-Langsu1.60
152881,2251024kauŋ³¹ tɔ̃³⁵backMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LangDQ-Langsu5.50
151751,2251024kauŋ³¹ tɔ̃⁵⁵backMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LangDQ-Langsu1.40
152921,225,2321024kauŋ³¹ tɔ̃⁵⁵ ɣuk⁵⁵backbone / spineMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 LangDQ-Langsu5.5.40
1917611,141034kauŋ³¹tau³⁵bodyMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC231.430
1931381,2251034kauŋ³¹tɔ̃⁵⁵back (of body)Maru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.430
5880311689kungbodyAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB210
2005211677kuŋbody / animal bodyAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Chou 72ACST1006e-f0
30490011691kuŋbodyAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC182n4790
440351,141686kuŋ⁵¹ tu²¹bodyAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Xu 84 ZaiwaJZ-Zaiwa0
3487571,141827kuŋ⁵¹tu²¹bodynAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0073.300
1917861,141693kuŋ⁵¹tu²¹bodyAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC231.420
93561,225878ku²¹ tu³³backLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ5.50
94691,2251148kɔ²¹ tɔ²¹backNasu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ1.40
436421,21656gɯ²¹ kɔ³³bodyYi (Dafang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
1931551,2321663gɯ²¹ɣɯ³³back (of body)Yi (Mojiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.260
1931541,1243,m1664gɯ³³di²¹mo³³back (of body)Yi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.240
437981,2251665kɑ²¹ tu³³back (of body)Yi (Nanjian)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
1931281,2251666kɑ²¹tu³³back (of body)Yi (Nanjian)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.230
437641,m1665kɑ⁵⁵ du̪³³back (side)Yi (Nanjian)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
100221,4181667gu̱³³-zi³³backboneYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 79 YiChCSL-YIzd0
439391,2251669kɯ²¹ tɯ²¹back (of body)Yi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
99061,2251667kɯ²¹-tɯ²¹backYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 79 YiChCSL-YIzd0
1931271,2251670kɯ²¹tɯ²¹back (of body)Yi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.210
419671,225951gu³⁵ du³¹back (of body)Lisu (Yongsheng)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Xu 86 LisuJZ-Lisup.1100
1731711366ɣo̱²¹bodySani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84WAH-Sani292.10
5163481,m1999gv˧sɯ˧backLaze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze13210
5164121,m,m,m1999gv˧sɯ˧ ʂɑ˩tu˥backboneLaze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze14420
5163831,m,4181999gɤ˥ ɖɯ˧ ʈʂæ˧˥top part of the body; above the waistLaze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze13810
5167711,m,m1999gɤ˥ ɖɯ˧ɖæ˥top part of bodyLaze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze115530
516392695,11999lɑ˩gv˩back of the handLaze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze13960
516393695,m,695,11999lɑ˩pʰie˩ lɑ˩gv˩back of the handLaze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze13960
516301m,1,m,m1999ɖɯ˧gv˧ɖɯ˧dzi˧bodyLaze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze12320
5129961,56391998gv˧dv˧backNa (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
5129971,5639,1,171998gv˧dv˧-gv˧mi˧bodyNa (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
5130011,171998gv˧mi˧bodyNa (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
5130021,17,m1998gv˧mi˧ ʈʂʰæ˧wash oneselfv.Na (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
513380695,1,56391998lo˩-gv˧dv˧back of the handNa (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
3487721,171843gu³³mu³³bodynNaxi436.2Naxi1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0073.450
1294021,17,m1159gu³³mu³³tʂʰər³³batheNaxi (Western)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0
1265421,56391157gv³³dv³³back (of body)Naxi (Eastern)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0
1931311,56391676gv³³dv³³back (of body)Naxi (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.290
1265521,171157gv³³mi³³bodyNaxi (Eastern)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0
1917541,171676gv³³mi³³bodyNaxi (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC231.290
2131231,17,m1676gv³³mi³³tʂhəɹ³³batheNaxi (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC650.290
1265441,17,m1157gv³³mi³³tʂʰa³³batheNaxi (Eastern)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0
1294101,171159gv³³mu³³bodyNaxi (Western)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0
1917791,17908gv³³mu³³bodyNaxi (Lijiang)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC231.280
2131481,17,m908gv³³mu³³tʂhəɹ³³batheNaxi (Lijiang)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC650.280
1293991,m1159gɯ³³sɯ³³back (of body)Naxi (Western)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0
3497121,m1843gɯ³³sɿ³³backnNaxi436.2Naxi1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0091.450
3519221,m1843gɯ³³sɿ³³spine / backbonenNaxi436.2Naxi1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0134.450
1931561,m908gɯ³³tsɯ³³back (of body)Naxi (Lijiang)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.280
1639461900,11273nɑ̃¹kʻɔ̃⁴body, selfPwo (Delta)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1900
1639451900,11280nɑ̃⁴kʻɔ̃⁶body, selfPwo (Tenasserim)507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1900
1639471900,11389nɔ⁶kʻo¹body, selfSgaw507Karenic1Luce 85GHL-PPBI.1900
588041482kiôngbodyChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB210
1696541,1481ki̯ông/ki̯ungbody, personChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Karlgren 57 GSRGSR1006e-f0
205361,1480ki̯ôŋ/ki̯uŋbody / personChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Chou 72ACST1006e-f 1
1649341472ki̯ôŋbodyChinese (Old)539.0.1Old Chinese0Luce 85GHL-PPBY.860
765761478kjəngwbody / personChinese (Old)539.0.1Old Chinese0Coblin 86WSC-SH460
765771468kjungbody, personChinese (Middle)549.0.2Middle Chinese0Coblin 86WSC-SH460

Chinese comparandum

躬 OC *ki̯ông, GSR #1006e-f ‘body; self’; Coblin 86: *kjəngw; B & S 2011 *kuŋ {k(r)uŋ}; Mand. gōng.


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