STEDT Etymon #240
1.0 The Body > 1.5 Limbs, Joints, and Body Measures > 1.5.1 Hand, Arm, Wing
#240 PTB *k(w)aŋ ARM (upper) / WING |
The Bodic forms listed here seem to exemplify this etymon, but there is a complication. WT goŋ basically means ‘upper part’ (Jäschke 1881:72), as in pʻrag‑goŋ ‘upper arm’ (pʻrag ‘shoulder’), bol‑goŋ ‘upper part of foot’, k'a‑lpags goŋ‑ma ‘upper lip’. Less obvious compounds with this morpheme are lha‑goŋ ‘larynx’ and mur‑goŋ ‘temple’.
Cf. also #720 PTB *g‑raŋ WING / HAND / ARM.
Note the Jingpho doublet with final velar nasal sìŋ‑kōŋ.
A number of other forms with velar initial and high back vowel are also candidates for assignment to this etymon, including (Asakian) Sak ta‑kú, tăhù ‘arm’, Lui takhu, tahu ‘arm’; (Kiranti) Limbu ku‑lāp ‘wing’, ku‑co ‘feather’; also Chepang waʔ‑ko ‘small feather’.
There seems no reason to assign Proto Tani #1435 PTani *m‑kloŋ FEATHER / WING to this root since there seems to be no trace of a liquid medial.
| rn | analysis | lgid | reflex | gloss | gfn | language | grpid | grpno | grp | genetic | citation | srcabbr | srcid | rn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35325 | p,240,236 | 659 | a◦kʰõ◦pu | arm (upper) | Idu | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Pulu 78 | JP-Idu | 0 | ||
| 35324 | p,240,m | 659 | a◦kʰo◦sipra | arm (lower) | Idu | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Pulu 78 | JP-Idu | 0 | ||
| 48459 | p,240,m | 660 | a◦kʰu sipra | lower arm | Idu | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Anonymous 62 Idu | NEFA-PBI | 0 | ||
| 48458 | p,240,236 | 660 | a◦kʰu-pũ | upper arm | Idu | 6 | 1.1.2 | Deng | 1 | Anonymous 62 Idu | NEFA-PBI | 0 | ||
| 172794 | p,735,240 | 270 | ta◦shi◦kang | wing | Ao (Chungli) | 63 | 1.3.1 | Central Naga (Ao Group) | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 514633 | m,240 | 1640 | shi◦kang | wing | Yacham-Tengsa | 63 | 1.3.1 | Central Naga (Ao Group) | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 165003 | p,240 | 1196 | a◦kwang | arm | Ntenyi | 65 | 1.3.2 | Angami-Pochuri Group | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 172797 | p,240 | 790 | a◦kang | wing | Khoirao | 64 | 1.3.3 | Zeme Group | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 164999 | m,731,240 | 1018 | wai◦chu◦kung | arm | Maram | 64 | 1.3.3 | Zeme Group | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 505695 | 731,240 | 1347 | su◦kang | wing | Rongmei / Nruanghmei | 64 | 1.3.3 | Zeme Group | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 514635 | p,m,240 | 1061 | ar◦veng◦kong | wing | Mikir [Karbi] | 14 | 1.5 | Mikir [Karbi] | 1 | Walker 25 Mik | GDW-DML | 13 | 0 | |
| 505696 | m,240 | 1062 | veng◦kong | wing | Mikir [Karbi] | 14 | 1.5 | Mikir [Karbi] | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 318590 | 720,240 | 350 | gaŋ◦koŋ | wing | Bodo | 80 | 1.7.1.1 | Bodo | 1 | Bhat 68 Boro | Bhat-Boro | 0 | ||
| 172796 | 240 | 429 | kak | wing | Chang | 85 | 1.7.2.2 | Konyak-Chang | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 1 | ||
| 172820 | p,240 | 669 | sing◦kaw | wing | Jingpho | 37 | 1.7.3.1 | Jingpho | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 516195 | p,240 | 2014 | sìŋ-koŋ | wing, e.g. as of a bird or airplane | Jingpho | 37 | 1.7.3.1 | Jingpho | 1 | Maran nd Jingphaw | LRM-DMJ | 1390 | 0 | |
| 360540 | p,240 | 1814 | siŋ³¹ko̱³³ | wing | n | Jingpho | 37 | 1.7.3.1 | Jingpho | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0298.19 | 0 |
| 41154 | p,240 | 679 | ʃiŋ³¹ ko̱³³ | wing | Jingpho | 37 | 1.7.3.1 | Jingpho | 1 | Liu 84 | JZ-Jingpo | 0 | ||
| 188703 | p,240 | 690 | ʃiŋ³¹ko̱³³ | wing | Jingpho | 37 | 1.7.3.1 | Jingpho | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 171.47 | 0 | |
| 452255 | p,R,240 | 1964 | a◦yáiŋ◦kó | wing | Sak | 40 | 1.7.3.2 | Asakian | 1 | Huziwara 08 Sak | HK-Sak | 316 | 0 | |
| 192866 | 713,240 | 1088 | gur gaŋ | arm | Tsangla (Motuo) | 22 | 2.1.2 | Bodic | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 253.7 | 0 | |
| 350395 | m,240 | 1851 | gur gaŋ | arm | nbp | Motuo Menba | 22 | 2.1.2 | Bodic | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0105.07 | 0 |
| 127033 | 240,711 | 1426 | kaŋ◦doŋ | arm | Spiti | 24 | 2.1.2.1 | Tibetan | 1 | Bodh 91 | CB-SpitiQ | 6.1 | 0 | |
| 514634 | 568,240 | 1567 | pʻrag-goŋ | upper arm | Tibetan (Written) | 24 | 2.1.2.1 | Tibetan | 1 | Jäschke 1881 | HAJ-TED | 353-4 | 2 | |
| 350392 | 695,240 | 1837 | laχ kwa | arm | nbp | Tibetan (Xiahe) | 24 | 2.1.2.1 | Tibetan | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0105.04 | 0 |
| 20632 | 696,240 | 1002 | ³yaː◦kaŋ | arm | Manang (Prakaa) | 23 | 2.1.4 | Tamangish | 1 | Hoshi 84 | HM-Prak | 0028 | 0 | |
| 284424 | m,240 | 1703 | la˰◦k'aw: | arm | Lahu (Nyi) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Bradley 79 Lahu | DB-Lahu | 108 | 0 | |
| 284468 | m,240 | 1704 | la˰◦k'awˍ | arm | Lahu (Shehleh) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Bradley 79 Lahu | DB-Lahu | 108 | 0 | |
| 514636 | 695,240 | 831 | làʔ-qɔ̄ | whole arm (shoulder to wrist); narrow part of forearm where it joins the hand | Lahu (Black) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Matisoff 88 DL | JAM-DL | 1353 | 3 | |
| 284515 | m,240 | 846 | la˰◦k'aw: | arm | Lahu (Bakeo) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Bradley 79 Lahu | DB-Lahu | 108 | 0 | |
| 126663 | 711,240 | 1157 | dər³³ko³³ | wing | Naxi (Eastern) | 43 | 6.2 | Naxi | 1 | He 85 | JZ-Naxi | 0 | ||
| 188694 | 711,240 | 1676 | dər³³ko³³ | wing | Naxi (Yongning) | 43 | 6.2 | Naxi | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 171.29 | 0 | |
| 360569 | R,240 | 1846 | ji²¹ku⁵⁵ | wing | n | Bai (Jianchuan) | 51 | 8 | Bai | 1 | Huang and Dai 92 TBL | TBL | 0298.48 | 0 |
| 39078 | R,240 | 316 | ji³³ khv̩⁵⁵ | wing | Bai (Jianchuan) | 51 | 8 | Bai | 1 | Xu 84 Bai | JZ-Bai | 0 | ||
| 188723 | R,240 | 317 | ji³³khv⁵⁵ | wing | Bai (Jianchuan) | 51 | 8 | Bai | 1 | Sun H 91 ZMYY | ZMYYC | 171.36 | 0 | |
| 80744 | R,240 | 309 | ji̱⁴⁴ kʰv̩⁵⁵ | wing | Bai (Jianchuan) | 51 | 8 | Bai | 1 | Zhao 90 | ZYS-Bai | 6.1.9 | 0 | |
| 169595 | 240 | 481 | kwəng/kwəng | arm, esp. upper arm from elbow to shoulder | Chinese (Old/Mid) | 53 | 9.0.1 | Old Chinese | 0 | Karlgren 57 GSR | GSR | 887a-e | 0 |
肱 OC *kwəng, GSR #887f ‘arm, upper arm’; Li 1971: *kwəng; Baxter 1992 #522: *kʷɨng; B & S 2011: *[k]ʷˤəŋ; Schuessler 2007:256; Mand. gōng.
ZJH: Schuessler (2007:256) says this Chinese word “has apparently no outside cognate”, and derives it from Chinese 弓 ‘bow (the weapon)’, Mand. gōng. The proposed correspondence to PTB *k(w)aŋ is reasonable on semantic and phonetic grounds, but the competing internal Chinese etymology must also be considered.