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#1629 PTB *bi STRING / STRAP / BELT

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This etymon basically means ‘string, strap, belt’, but also occurs in compounds for UMBILICAL CORD. It has been discovered in Himalayish, Lolo-Burmese, and languages of Northeast India.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
146203533,1629,533,1629190rí-bí, ri-buicreeper of any sort; cane, wire, rope, stringPadam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0530
619219p,16292229a-phiBELT, STRAP, ROPE (WEAVER'S)*Central Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.0600
618791p,16292228a-phiBELT, STRAP (FOR WEAVING)*Ao631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNII.0180
619590p,16292226a³-pi¹belt, strap (for weaving)n.Ao (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNII.0180
618732p,16292225a-phìbelt, strapn.Ao (Mongsen: Khensa)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNII.0180
237553p,1629273a◦phibelt (for weaving)Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
620223p,16292231e¹-phiʔ³belt, strap, rope for weavingn.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.0600
237554p,1629963e◦phibelt (for weaving)Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
237557m,16291382agha◦phibelt (for weaving)Sema [Sumi]651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
11774316291169piumbilical cordNewar272.2Newar1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
6238116291174piumbilical cordNewar272.2Newar1Shakya 89SH-KNw10.4.120
1281241629,m452payʔ◦raumbilical cordChepang (Eastern)282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 90 CheQRC-ChepQ10.4.120
1177371629,m763bi◦khaumbilical cordKham282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
128431629,m766bi◦khəumbilical cordKham282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Watters 89 KhQDNW-KhamQ2.A.390
669121629,m766bi◦kʰəumbilical cordKham282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Watters 89 KhQDNW-KhamQ2.A.390
369437m,m,m,16291842tʃo⁵⁵tshɯ⁴⁴a⁴⁴phi³⁵belt / girdlenJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0476.440
301083p,1629700ɑ⁴⁴phi³³belt / ribbonJinuo (Youle)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Gai 86JZ-Jinuo0
145080m,1629831gú-pistring coiled around an objectBnLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DLp. 8170
4413685398,1629831g̈òʔ-pineedle and threadLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DLp.8170
1450815450,1629,525831ɔ̀-pi-câʔstrap; sash; beltn.Lahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DLp. 8170
137029m,16291299lɔ̀ phfibeltHani (Pijo)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL4100
137028m,16291299lɔ̀ phibeltHani (Pijo)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL4100
136623m,16291299lɔ̀ psjhibeltHani (Pijo)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL3440