1.0 The Body > 1.4 Torso > 1.4.8 Back

#2827 PTB *kur BACK (adv.) / BACK (body part)

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root has so far been best attested in Tani, where it has an adverbial meaning. In a few other languages, its meaning is restricted to the body part.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
2830212827173kurbackadv*Tani51.1.1Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST120
1730672827287kurbackadvApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1580446417,6347,2827334(lam-|kuː) ɯŋ-kɯrretreatBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1602796332,2827,6332,m334git-kɯr git-fiːtoss and turnBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
160403m,2827334hiŋ-kɯrturn headBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1730682827333kɯrbackadvBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
152469m,2827,m334rjoː-kɯr-kucome back runningBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
160399m,2827334tak-kɯrturn aroundBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1524686347,2827,m334ɯŋ-kɯr-kucome backBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
433806m,28271820dʑir kurturn aroundv.Bokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1806.240
158045m,2827365həŋ-kurretreat, go backBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1730692827360kurbackadvBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
157967m,2827365luŋ-kurredeemBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
428466m,28271820ɦəŋ kurback up / retreatv.Bokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1691.240
48917028271979-`kurbackvs:adv.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
48917928271979-`kurback to backvs:adv.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
49387428271979-`kurreturnvs:adv.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
48892628271979-`kuragainvs:adv.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
456766211,2827,s564a-kurː-namreturn (come back)vGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
456746347,2827,s564in-kurː-namreturn (go back)vGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
45805m,2827,s564ka-kurː-namturnvGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
4938736211,28271979`aa◦kurreturnvt.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4916216347,28271979`iŋ◦kurgo backvt.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
456752158,2827,s564ɟɯ-kurː-namreturn (give back)vGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
456662158,2827,s564ɟɯ-kurː-namrepayvGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
445922158,2827,s564ɟɯ-kurː-namrepaying of debtvGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
2179128271078-kurbackMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
326808m,2827,m,28271792ang+kurr ~ ang+karrreturnNishing731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 69 DafKDG-Daf0
468496200,2827,s1444miŋ-kur-namthink again / reconsidervTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
1509622827,m498gor-gaːback (body)Damu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
114481206,28271472khum◦khorbackTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
165044206,28271471khum◦korback (body)Tangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
130449m,2827617tə◦mgər̥backrGyalrong (Northern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNQSHK-rGNQ5.50