1.0 The Body > 1.9 Reproductive System > 1.9.6 Womb

#1615 PTB *tsaŋ NEST / WOMB / PLACENTA

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root seems solidly established for Himalayish, where it means mostly NEST, but sometimes CRADLE, CAGE, or WOMB. However, many of these forms may be loans from Tibetan. The etymon also clearly appears in Lolo-Burmese, where it means WOMB/PLACENTA, and in at least one Qiangic language (Queyu), where it means NEST.

This etymon may also refer to ‘house, household, room’ in some WT compound nouns; also, ‘house’ in some rGyalrongic languages.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
2697541615721chāngnestnKaike222.1.2Bodic1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03a.0130
29821716151093tshɑŋ⁵⁵nestTshona (Wenlang)222.1.2Bodic1Lu 86 CuoMJZ-CNMenba0
19875516151092tshᴀŋ⁵⁵nestTshona (Mama)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC368.60
36202216151850tshaŋ⁵⁵nest (bird)nCuona Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0327.060
36202116151848tshaŋnest (bird)nTibetan (Alike)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0327.050
19875416151550tshaŋnestTibetan (Amdo:Bla-brang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC368.40
19873016151585tshaŋnestTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC368.50
3643316151584tʂʰaŋnestTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 AmdoJS-Amdo6350
362019m,16151826ɕy¹³tshõ⁵⁵nest (bird)nTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0327.030
2697551615701chāngqnestnTibetan (Jirel)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03a.0130
2682901615701chāngqcradlenTibetan (Jirel)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN06a.380
19872916151380tshɑŋ⁵³nestTibetan (Khams:Dege)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC368.30
19875316151557tshaŋ⁵⁵nestTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC368.20
3620182187,16151815tɕha¹³tshaŋ⁵⁵nest (bird)nTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0327.020
26975616151402čhāngnestnTibetan (Sherpa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03a.0130
26829116151402chāngcradlenTibetan (Sherpa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN06a.380
3620172187,16151804bja tshaŋnest (bird)nTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0327.010
3620672187,16151804bjeɦu tshaŋnest (bird)nTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0327.010
62232316151567t'saŋnest, den, hole, lair, kennel, burrow; cell, honeycomb, hivenTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Jäschke 1881HAJ-TED4440
17239916151564tshaṅnestTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
3821716151575tshangnestTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib6350
19872816151582tshaŋnestTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC368.10
3114281615,m1567tshaŋ-ŋucradleTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Jäschke 1881HAJ-TED4440
362020m,16151837ɕi tshaŋnest (bird)nTibetan (Xiahe)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0327.040
483211615171ᴬdzaŋnest*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78430
1764631615172ᴬdzaŋnest*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
647571615604cõhnestGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Glover 72 GuVoSIL-Gur3.A.130
2697491615596co̩hnestnGurung232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03a.0130
480941615603³cõnestGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78430
1764611615600³tsõnestGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
802501615999dzaŋ²nestManang (Gyaru)232.1.4Tamangish1Nagano 84 ManYN-Man3180
4809516151001³tsaŋnestManang (Ngawal)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78430
2067216151002²tsaŋnestManang (Prakaa)232.1.4Tamangish1Hoshi 84HM-Prak00660
17646216151003³tsaŋnestManang (Prakaa)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
4808816151454³tsaŋnestTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78430
17645416151456³tsaŋnestTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
26975016151457cāhngnestnTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03a.0130
12309416151464cahŋnestTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu3.130
4808916151461³caŋnestTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78430
17645516151462³tsaŋnestTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
17645616151467tsaŋnestTamang (Taglung)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
4809016151466³tsaŋnestTamang (Taglung)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78430
17645716151467³tsaŋnestTamang (Taglung)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
269751m,16151520'neme cāhngnestnThakali232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03a.0130
4809216151523³tsaŋnestThakali (Marpha)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78430
17645916151524¹¹dzaŋnestThakali (Marpha)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
4809316151525³tsaŋnestThakali (Syang)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78430
17646016151526³¹tsaŋ, ³¹tsaʱŋnestThakali (Syang)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
68021m,16151531'neme cahŋnestThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak3.A.130
67173m,16151531'neme cahŋcageThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak6.A.120
4809116151529³caŋnestThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 78 TamMM-K78430
176458m,16151530¹neme ³tsaŋnestThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis3480
1204891615,m641tsaʔ◦nomriwombnHayu302.3.4Western Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 H2BM-Hay84.23,350
19876016151699tshã⁵³nestQueyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC368.160
13161m,1615370ŋji⁵⁵ tʃʰɔ̃³⁵placentaBola446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 BolaDQ-Bola1440
1138321615,1612396chaṅ-ʔimwombBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
512531615,1615344tʃhàŋ◦tʃhàŋplacentaBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Beaudouin 88 BisuPB-Bisu150