Allofams:
1.0 The Body > 1.9 Reproductive System > 1.9.7 Penis

#3420 PTB *k-tu-k PENIS

This root, which has allofams both with and without a final velar stop, is found in several different subgroups of TB: NE Indian Areal Group, Himalayish, Asakian, Qiangic (including Xixia), and Baic. It has so far not been discovered in Lolo-Burmese or Karenic.

This root resembles #3423 PTB *tsu PENIS. The possibility that these two etyma might be one and the same is reinforced by the natural tendency of /t/ to become affricated before /u/, as witnessed by Japanese, where /tu/ is realized as [tsɯ].

This etymon also bears a perhaps accidental resemblance to #661 PTB *s‑tu VAGINA / VULVA.

An apparently prefixal k‑ is attested in Kham and Spiti. Cf. also the Tangut binome khǐu̱ thu.

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1 NE Indian Areal Group
1.1 “North Assam”
1.1.1 Tani
1.1.1.2 Eastern Tani
157251548, 3420498mak-tuk penisDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani
1.3 “Naga” Areal Group
1.3.2 Angami-Pochuri Group
167339p, 3420256(u) tho⁵⁵ penisAngami (Kohima)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Nienu 90 AngQVN-AngQ10.3.1
1675653420, 1624487thü³¹ la³¹ penisChokri651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Nienu 90 ChoQVN-ChkQ10.3.1
2917p, 3420, 1624421²u ²tho ²la penisChokri651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT142
1.7 Sal
1.7.1 Bodo-Garo
1.7.1.1 Bodo
477613420, m880tu dar penisLalung [Tiwa]801.7.1.1Bodo1Balawan 65MB-Lal781
477603420, m, m, m880tu khi sha la scrotumLalung [Tiwa]801.7.1.1Bodo1Balawan 65MB-Lal78
477593420, m, 305, 1181880tu ki ku thi testicleLalung [Tiwa]801.7.1.1Bodo1Balawan 65MB-Lal78
2 Himalayish
2.1 Tibeto-Kanauri
2.1.2 Bodic
2.1.2.1 Tibetan
12711334201426koto penisSpiti242.1.2.1Tibetan1Bodh 91CB-SpitiQ10.3.1
2.1.5 Dhimal
2350383420519tau penisDhimal602.1.5Dhimal1King 94 DhBPJK-Dh
2350403420, 363519ta muĩ man's pubic hairDhimal602.1.5Dhimal1King 94 DhBPJK-Dh
3114403420, m519ta tui penisDhimal602.1.5Dhimal1King 94 DhBPJK-Dh
2.2 Newar
88363420, 16241176tuk la penisNewar (Dolakhali)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 DolaCG-Dolak
2.4 Kham-Magar-Chepang
668093420766katu penisKham282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Watters 89 KhQDNW-KhamQ
127953420766katu penis (child's)Kham282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Watters 89 KhQDNW-KhamQ
3 Tangut-Qiang
3.1 Tangut
177581640, 34201491khǐu̱ thu penisTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Dai 89 XixiDQ-Xixia10.3.1
13221234201493thu² penisTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Sofronov 97MVS-Grin
23465934201494Tu penisTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Nishida 64 TanNT-SGK269-052
3.3 rGyalrongic
3.3.1 rGyalrong
130603p, m, 3420617tə skʰər dok testiclerGyalrong (Northern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNQSHK-rGNQ10.3.5
8 Bai
808773420309tu³³ penisBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai10.3.1
808783420, m, m, 386309tu³³ tɯ̱²¹ po̱²¹ kʰo³³ glans penisBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai10.3.22

^ 1.
A Lalung subtlety should be noted: the first elements of tu‑dar ‘penis’ and tu ki ku‑thi ‘testicle’ are to be assigned to #3420 PTB *k‑tu‑k PENIS; on the other hand, the first element of Lalung tu‑di ‘egg’ is from #1604 PTB *daw BIRD ‘bird’. This is somewhat confusing, since #300 PTB *d(w)əy EGG / TESTICLE sometimes means ‘testicle’ rather than ‘egg’.
^ 2.
Bai tɯ̱²¹ po̱²¹ ‘head’.