STEDT Etymon #395
1.0 The Body > 1.5 Limbs, Joints, and Body Measures > 1.5.2 Foot > 1.5.2.1 Heel
#395 PTB *tsyu HEEL |
The last syllable of the Lahu form khɨ‑mɛ̄‑cu ‘heel’ also occurs in làʔ‑mɛ̄‑cu ‘elbow’ and qhɔ‑cu ‘hill, mountain peak’, and seems to mean “rounded object”. (The form cwi is a more colloquial variant of cu. See GL:19.)
Further confirmation of this root would be welcome.
| rn | analysis | lgid | reflex | gloss | gfn | language | grpid | grpno | grp | genetic | citation | srcabbr | srcid | rn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116612 | 394,395 | 602 | tị-jyuq | heel | Gurung (Ghachok) | 23 | 2.1.4 | Tamangish | 1 | Matisoff 87 BP | JAM-Ety | 0 | ||
| 64729 | 394,395 | 604 | tĩ◦jyuq | heel | Gurung (Ghachok) | 23 | 2.1.4 | Tamangish | 1 | Glover 72 GuVo | SIL-Gur | 2.A.60 | 0 | |
| 116615 | 395 | 1459 | chjuː | heel | Tamang (Sahu) | 23 | 2.1.4 | Tamangish | 1 | Matisoff 87 BP | JAM-Ety | 0 | ||
| 116604 | 335,1288,395 | 832 | khɨ-mɛ̄-cu | heel | Lahu (Black) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Matisoff 87 BP | JAM-Ety | 0 | ||
| 116603 | 335,1288,395 | 832 | khɨ-mɛ̄-cwi | heel | Lahu (Black) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Matisoff 87 BP | JAM-Ety | 0 | ||
| 116602 | 335,m,395 | 832 | khɨ-ŋɛ̄-cwi | heel | Lahu (Black) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Matisoff 87 BP | JAM-Ety | 0 |