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#2358 PTB *kuːŋ TREE / BRANCH / STEM

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

Coblin (1986: 47) suggests a relationship between this PTB root and Chinese 弓 (Mand. gōng) ‘bow’, the semantic connection residing in the shape of a bent tree branch. Cf. Written Burmese ə‑kuing ‘stalk, branch’, kuing ‘hang over in a curve’, ə‑kùing ‘large branch, bough of tree’.

Jingpho has forms with medial ‑ji‑ (lă³¹kji̱ŋ³¹ ‘branch / twig’ [TBL], phun⁵⁵lă³¹kji̱n³¹ ‘branch’ [ZMYYC]), which are perhaps related to the present root.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
765932358168kjəngwbow / (bent) tree branch*Sino-Tibetan10Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)0Coblin 86WSC-SH470
200052358174kuːŋtree / branch / stem*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Chou 72ACST901a-d0
76632358175kuːŋbranch*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2630
51526123582012kuːŋtree / branch / stem*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5970
723082358182kuːŋtree, branch, stem*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC3590
50034423581920ku(u)ŋSTALK / TREE / TRUNK*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3130
44303323581930kungstipePaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3130
4430344872,23581927mawng kūngbanyan treeSizang681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3130
4458724872,23581927mawng kūngbanyan treeSizang681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8720
44303223581926kûŋstalkThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3130
44303123581925kung¹treeTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3130
31411423581778kung¹treeTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB6950
44303523581929kiiwngtree, bush; tree trunk; plant in general, stemKhumi691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3130
44302923581923kúuŋstalk, trunkLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3130
2516922358976kûngtreeLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
44303023581924kûungtrunk of a tree, the stem of a plantnLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3130
31411523581779kuːngtree; plantLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB6950
712102358984kuːŋplantLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC3590
44302823581921kô³treeLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3130
6197662358,m2245kuŋ²saŋ²branchn.Ao (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 SuppCNDWB-CNSD0
30665623581470kóŋstemTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV980
712062358685kuŋbranch; a branchv.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC3590
364143m,23581814lă³¹kji̱ŋ³¹branch / twignJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0374.190
334150m,2358679lă¹kjiŋ³¹branchJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Liu 84JZ-Jingpo0
238064m,2358669la◦kyingbranchnJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
71207m,2358685lə◦kuŋlimb, branchJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC3590
4296695,2358667¹lə¹kuŋbranchJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2630
71205m,2358900a◦kuŋbushLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Benedict 72 STCSTC3590
50469123581988kóngbranchn.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Plaisier 07 LepchaHP-GL0
50469923581988kúngtreen.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Plaisier 07 LepchaHP-GL0
5047002358,m1988kúng◦bóngtree stumpn.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Plaisier 07 LepchaHP-GL0
712042358900kuŋtree, branch, stemLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Benedict 72 STCSTC3590
505081m,23581988palák kúngpalák tree, Ostodes paniculatan.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Plaisier 07 LepchaHP-GL0
505496m,23581988samál◦kúngtoon tree, Cedrela toonan.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Plaisier 07 LepchaHP-GL0
504907m,m,23581988tít-re◦kúngtamarind treen.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Plaisier 07 LepchaHP-GL0
504920m,23581988tukpó◦kúngpeach treen.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Plaisier 07 LepchaHP-GL0
304902m,2358409ă◦khuiŋstalk, branchBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC182n4790
238061p,2358392a◦kuiṅ:branchnBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
304903p,2358409ă◦kuìŋbranch (large-), boughBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC182n4790
71209m,2358409ă◦kuìŋlarge branch, boughBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC3590
4386252358406kûiŋhang over in a curveBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
438634p,2358406ə-khuiŋstalk, branchBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
438626p,2358406ə-kûiŋlarge branch, bough of treeBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
4295p,2358390ə◦khuiŋstalk / branchBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2630
4294p,2358390ə◦kuìŋbranchBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2630
20006p,2358388ɑ̌◦khuiŋstalk / branchBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Chou 72ACST901a-d0
20007p,2358388ɑ̌◦kuiŋlarge branch / boughBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Chou 72ACST901a-d0
61002023582207bown.Chinese (Hanzi)529Sinitic1BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-20118680
61488223582218bowChinese (Hanzi)529Sinitic1Nagano 2013 rGyDBYN-RGLD07010
604358235822110901abown.Chinese (GSR #)529Sinitic1BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-20118680
6213252358478kjəngwbow / (bent) tree branchChinese (Old)539.0.1Old Chinese0Coblin 86WSC-SH470
60028423582210kʷəŋbown.Chinese (Old)539.0.1Old Chinese0BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-20118680
59621023582209kjuwngbown.Chinese (Middle)549.0.2Middle Chinese0BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-20118680
59213623582208gōngbown.Chinese (Mandarin)559.0.3Modern Chinese0BaxterSagart 2011WHBLS-20118680
3669623581011gungbowChinese (Mandarin)559.0.3Modern Chinese0Sun J 85 ChGlJS-Ch910

Chinese comparandum

弓 OC *ki̯ŭng, GSR #901a-d ‘bow (n.)’; Coblin 86:47 ST *kjəngw > OC *kjəngw; Schuessler 2007:255 *kwəŋ; B & S 2011: *kʷəŋ; Mand. gōng.

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