1.0 The Body > 1.2 Head and Face > 1.2.7 Ear > 1.2.7.3 Earwax

#2089 PTB *tsyu EARWAX

The typical word for earwax in TB languages is a compound EAR + SHIT. Cf., e.g. Lotha E No chu ‘earwax’, where the last syllable is from #572 PTB *kləy BODY DIRT / EXCREMENT. It is quite possible that some of the forms grouped under the present etymon may have a similar origin.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
61451811,812,2089,2089822no◦bo susuearwaxKulung762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 75 KulRPHH-Kul0
143094811,812,2089,2089821no◦bo◦susuearwaxKulung762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK7510
119204811,2089,572755'nge◦co◦khliearwaxKhaling772.3.3Central Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
143093811,20891542nok◦ciuearwaxThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Michailovsky 91 KrBM-PK7510
50234811,20891545nok◦ciuearwaxThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0
129715811,20891135ȵi³⁵tɕʰɯ⁵⁵earwaxMuya [Minyak]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MuyQSHK-MuyaQ3.6.60
129890811,m,20891146hĩ³³qo³³tsʰɿ̄³³earwaxNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 NamQSHK-NamuQ3.6.60