1.0 The Body > 1.2 Head and Face > 1.2.3 Hair of Head > 1.2.3.2 Queue/Braid

#2023 PTB *s-n(y)ak BRAID

This root is well established, even though it has so far only been found in rGyalrongic and Burmish.

Several forms show a development from *‑k to ‑t in reflexes with front vowels (Caodeng tə́‑sɲet, Longchuan Achang net³⁵). These front vowels, in turn, probably arose through the influence of a medial *‑y‑.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
191975p,20231340ta sȵakplaitrGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC235.120
331541p,20231797tə́-sɲetplait (female)Caodeng783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 CaoJS-Caodeng0
333387p,20231799tɐ-sɲakplaitrGBenzhen783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 rGBJS-rGBenzhe0
333385p,2023,m1799tɐ-sɲak replait decorationrGBenzhen783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 rGBJS-rGBenzhe0
40401320231824net³⁵plaitvAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1156.280
2133842023200net³⁵braidAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC655.410
40401420231825nɤk⁵⁵plaitvAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1156.290
17357385,2023209u³¹ n̥ɤk⁵⁵braid (hair)nAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 XianDQ-Xiandao980
348916385,20231825u³¹n̥ɤk⁵⁵braid / plaitnAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0076.290
40401720231829nak³¹plaitvBola (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1156.320
150129366,2023370tshɛ̃⁵⁵nak⁵⁵braid (hair)nBola446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 BolaDQ-Bola980
348919366,20231829tshɛ̃⁵⁵nak⁵⁵braid / plaitnBola (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0076.320
13115366,2023370tsʰɛ̃⁵⁵ nak⁵⁵braid (hair)nBola446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 BolaDQ-Bola980
40401620231828nak³¹plaitvLangsu (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1156.310
40401820231830nəːk³¹plaitvLeqi (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1156.330
348920366,20231830tsham³³nək⁵⁵braid / plaitnLeqi (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0076.330
21338520231034nak³¹braidMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC655.430
40401520231827nik²¹plaitvAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1156.300
21341020231693nik²¹braidAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC655.420