1.0 The Body > 1.4 Torso > 1.4.9 Loins/Groin > 1.4.9.2 Hips/Pelvis/Haunches

#3357 PTB *liŋ HIPS

This weakly attested etymon is provisionally reconstructed, and further review is required before it can be fully established. Perhaps related is #413 PTB *s‑li HIPS / BUTTOCKS / ANUS.

The alternation between the apical lateral and nasal is unexplained, but certainly parallelled in the Sino-Tibetan linguistic area (e.g. Southwest Mandarin).

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
151872m,3357498ʔeː-ləŋbuttocksDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1659113357,4041019ling◦bonghipMaring111.3“Naga” Areal Group0Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1659123357,13611347ling◦peihipRongmei / Nruanghmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
16592233571041ninghipMeithei131.4Meithei1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0