1.0 The Body > 1.9 Reproductive System > 1.9.7 Penis

#1110 PTB *ka BALL / EGG / TESTICLE / EYEBALL

This root seems basically to have meant ‘ball’, with natural extensions to EGG / TESTICLE and EYEBALL. A number of Himalayish compounds meaning PENIS have similar-looking morphemes (e.g. Baima khɑ¹³ ndʐɿ⁵³, Bunan/Manchati kha‑ṭa, Tamang mlẽ‑ka) though the semantic development BALL → TESTICLE → PENIS is improbable, and these syllables must be assumed to reflect a separate etymon.

The Newar form kwaa‑si does not belong in this set. According to K. P. Malla, it means literally “hot-fruits” (si#1019 PTB *sey FRUIT / ROSE / ROUND OBJECT). The true Newar cognate is represented by the second syllable of mi‑kha ‘eyeball’, below.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
56261288,1181,1110905mai-tiŋ-khatesticleLiangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT617a0
1189821283,11101472shaŋ◦khātesticleTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
115312682,1110671myìʔ hkaeye-socket; eye-lidJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1151631110,304724kā pumeggKaike222.1.2Bodic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
62003682,11101098ming khupupilTsangla (Central)222.1.2Bodic1Egli-RodunerSER-HSLT32 40
395131110,34381093kʰɑ⁵⁵ lum⁵⁵eggTshona (Wenlang)222.1.2Bodic1Lu 86 CuoMJZ-CNMenba0
1886571110,34381092khAʔ⁵³lum⁵³eggTshona (Mama)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC170.60
419741110,34381090kʰᴀʔ⁵³ lum⁵³eggTshona (Mama)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
441415682,11101918mi-khāeyeballNewar272.2Newar1Malla 07 PCKPM-pc0
8812682,11101176mi◦khaeyeNewar (Dolakhali)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 DolaCG-Dolak0
9040682,11101177mi◦khaeyeNewar (Kathmandu)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 KathCG-Kath0
115277682,11101169mi◦khāeyeNewar272.2Newar1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
62120682,11101174mi◦khāeyeNewar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw3.40
62121682,11101174mi◦khāeyeballNewar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw3.4.20
62126682,1110,m,m,m1174mi◦kha phiti phiti yaeblinkv.Newar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw3.4.50
115393682,1110,1228,m1169mi◦khā phu◦sieyebrowNewar272.2Newar1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
62125682,1110,1228,m1174mi◦khā phu◦sieyebrowNewar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw3.4.30
62122682,1110,m1174mi◦kha piliirisNewar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw3.4.2.10
115436682,1110,3661169mi◦khā sãeyelashNewar272.2Newar1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
266128682,1110,m1166mi◦khā syāeye diseasenNewar272.2Newar1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN10a.380
62128682,1110,m,m1174mi◦kha ya khu:eye sandNewar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw3.4.70
132294682,1110,m1644miʔ◦kaː◦makurnairisYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha3.4.2.10
115299682,1110,10191543mī◦ka sīeyeThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1766011101491kạɯeyeTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Dai 89 XixiDQ-Xixia3.40
13215311101493kạɯ¹eyeTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Sofronov 97MVS-Grin0
13215411101493khạ²eye socketTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Sofronov 97MVS-Grin0
129703681,1110,14271135mi⁵⁵kɯ³³lø³⁵eyeballMuya [Minyak]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MuyQSHK-MuyaQ3.4.20
1886771110,3438537kɑ⁵⁵lɯ̆m⁵³eggTrung [Dulong]384Nungic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC170.460
400031110,3438538kɑ⁵⁵ lɯ̆m⁵³eggTrung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
402091110,3438540kʰɑ³¹ lɯ̆m⁵³eggTrung [Dulong] (Nujiang)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
495956681,1019,11101980ȵɑ⁵³sɿ³¹ko³²³eyeballGazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Mu 03 GazhuoMS-Gazhuo0
9301681,p,1110878ʔmɪ̱³³ ɑ⁵⁵ ɣɯ³³eyeballLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.4.20
476532681,11101969miɛ33 khʌ33eyeKucong476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 09 KucongDC-Kucong0
168993681,1110,1427832mɛ̂ʔ-qha-lɛ̂eyeballLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-EtyDL 10220
168992681,1110,1275832mɛ̂ʔ-qha-phueyeballLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-EtyDL 10220
284504681,1110846mehˆ◦hk'a˯eyeLahu (Bakeo)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 LahuDB-Lahu920
17168681,1019,1110,m,m1366ne³³ sɿ²¹ ko³³ ṉˌ⁴⁴ mɑ³³eyeballSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84WAH-Sani94.30
132021681,m,1110,m,m1379ne³³si²¹ko³³mɒ³³ne³³pupilSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84YHJC-Sani0
131923681,1019,1110,m,m1379ne³³si²¹ko³³ni̱³³mɒ³³eyeballSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84YHJC-Sani0
518063m,m,11102016nɑ³³si³³qɔ⁵⁵eyeballPhola756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL2560
167148m,1110,m413-mù-ká tə́wɪ̀pupil of the eyenBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
166700682,1110413mù-káface / eyenBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
166701682,1110413mù-káeye / facenBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
166743681,1110,p,1381,1019413mù-ká ə-phlᴜ́-θɛeyeballnBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
166703682,m,33,1110413mù-đo=mù-káfacenBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
308128681,11101235mɛ̀ʔ khūeyeballPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
308131681,1110,1651235mɛ̀ʔ khū bwàwhite of eyePa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
308129681,1110,m1235mɛ̀ʔ khū phrêŋpupil of eyePa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
8058233,1110,m,m309ŋuĩ³³ kæ⁵⁵ ɕĩ⁵⁵ kʰo³³eyeballBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai3.4.20

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In Tangut this morpheme has apparently become a general word for EYE, alongside mej (see #681 PTB *s‑myak EYE).