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#3461 PTB *m-bawŋ BREAST / MILK

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

PNN *puːŋ BREAST / FLOWER

This root is solidly attested in the NE Indian Areal Group. There is also an excellent match between the Kaman reflex and the reconstructed Tangut form, on the basis of which we set up a nasal prefix for the etymon. W.T. French (1983:490-1) suggests that this root shows an association in Northern Naga between BREAST and FLOWER (“flower” = tree + breast).

rn	analysis	lgid	reflex	gloss	gfn	language	grpid	grpno	grp	genetic	citation	srcabbr	srcid
349842	3465,3461	1819	tɕin⁵⁵mphɑuŋ⁵³	breast	n	Kaman [Miju]	6	1.1.2	Deng	1	Huang and Dai 92 TBL	TBL	0094.23
193217	3465,3461	592	tɕin⁵⁵mphɑuŋ⁵³	breast		Kaman [Miju]	6	1.1.2	Deng	1	Sun H 91 ZMYY	ZMYYC	259.48
48456	253,3461	660	nu◦pũ	breasts		Idu	6	1.1.2	Deng	1	Anonymous 62 Idu	NEFA-PBI
47038	5539,3461	1063	chù-bōng	breast		Mikir [Karbi]	14	1.5	Mikir [Karbi]	1	Grüssner 79 BP	KHG-MikirQ	74
47042	5539,3461,m	1063	chù-bōng-chethè	nipple		Mikir [Karbi]	14	1.5	Mikir [Karbi]	1	Grüssner 79 BP	KHG-MikirQ	74
114324	3461,298	352	bun◦dəy	breast milk		Bodo	80	1.7.1.1	Bodo	1	Matisoff 87 BP	JAM-Ety
78789	3461	161	puːŋ	breast / flower		*Northern Naga	12	1.7.2	Northern Naga/Konyakian	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	490
165280	3461	1490	paung	breast		Tangsa (Yogli)	84	1.7.2.1	Tangsa-Nocte	1	Marrison 67 Naga	GEM-CNL
77986	3461	1675	pauŋ	breast		Tangsa (Yogli)	84	1.7.2.1	Tangsa-Nocte	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	490
77987	m,3461	1675	pil pauŋ	flower		Tangsa (Yogli)	84	1.7.2.1	Tangsa-Nocte	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	490
77996	m,3461	435	sam puŋ	flower / (breast)		Chang	85	1.7.2.2	Konyak-Chang	1	French 83	WTF-PNN	490
17694	253,3461	1491	new mbụo	breast		Tangut [Xixia]	33	3.1	Tangut	1	Dai 89 Xixi	DQ-Xixia	5.4