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#520 PTB *du NAVEL / UMBILICAL CORD

The stronghold of this etymon is Lolo-Burmese (including Jinuo), but cognates also occur in the NE Indian Areal Group, Himalayish, and Tujia.

The second syllable of the Kaman [Miju] form pɑ³¹ tɯ³¹ lɑi⁵⁵ is probably just a reflex of the *s‑ prefix in #517 PTB *m/s‑la(ː)y NAVEL / CENTER / SELF, above. See the note on Kaman [Miju] tlái under that etymon.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
1663003446,5201041khoi◦dounavelMeithei131.4Meithei1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
317122p,517,520350a◦máy◦tunavelBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Bhat 68 BoroBhat-Boro0
317121p,517,520350a◦má◦tunavelBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Bhat 68 BoroBhat-Boro0
117714p,517,520,p,517,520352a◦má◦tu~a◦máy◦tunavelBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
2247164,520,5171036u-tu-mɤinavelMeche801.7.1.1Bodo1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT150
144854m,520,533581gan-du-rinavel, belly buttonGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 92 GaBaRB-GB0
466075m,520,5331945gan-du-rinavelnGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG6.245-II:idx0
474040m,520,5331973gan◦dy◦ruibellybutton, navelnAtong821.7.1.3Koch1van Breugel 08 AtongSVB-GA0
117733520602thuumbilical cordGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
64707520604tʰuumbilical cordGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Glover 72 GuVoSIL-Gur2.A.390
127357m,m,5201612mɯe¹³ tɕi⁵⁵ dɯ³⁵navelTujia415Tujia1Chen 86 TuMQCK-TujMQ5.7.1 1
43533520,519,m1617tu³⁵ dɨ²¹ ŋã³³navelTujia (Southern)415Tujia1Tian 86JZ-Tujia0
15790525,520958tshe̱⁴⁴ dv̩³¹navelLolopho456.1.2Loloish1Dai 89 LoloDQ-Lolopho5.7.10
496013520,525,m1980tv²⁴tsʰɿ²⁴ʑɛ³¹navelGazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Mu 03 GazhuoMS-Gazhuo0
350023520,525,m1845tv³⁵tshɿ³⁵jɛ³²³navelnGazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0097.470
13810520,525,m584tv̩³⁵ tshɿ³⁵ jɛ³²³navelGazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 GazhDQ-Gazhuo5.7.10
9358525,m,520878tɕʰi̱³³ mɑ³³ du̪²¹navelLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ5.7.10
296380525,520904tshe⁵⁵du²¹navelLipho466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ5.7.10
9564525,m,5201148tsʰa̱²¹ bi²¹ du³³navelNasu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ5.7.10
9773525,m,5201164tsʰɿ³³ bi²¹ tu⁵⁵navelNesu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ5.7.10
284299525,m,5201193tʂha³³bi²¹du³³navelNoesu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ5.7.10
350013525,m,5201834tɕhe̱³³me̱²¹du²¹navelnYi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0097.370
350012525,m,5201833tʂhɿ̄³³mɑ³³du²¹navelnYi (Weishan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0097.360
350014525,m,5201835tʂhɑ̱⁴bi̱²dv̩³³navelnYi (Wuding)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0097.380
284091525,m,520,m210tɕhe̱³³bu²¹dɯ⁵⁵lɯ⁵⁵navelAhi476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ5.7.10
47423525,m,520,m216tʂʻi̱²¹ bu̱²¹ dɯ⁵⁵ lɯ⁵⁵navelAhi476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luo 90LMZ-AhiQ5.7.10
350020525,5201842tʃha⁴²to⁴⁴navelnJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0097.440
14195525,520698tʃʰa³¹ to⁴⁴navelJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA1230
14222525,520698tʃʰa³¹ to⁴⁴umbilical cordJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA1480
14223525,520,m698tʃʰa³¹ to⁴⁴ lo⁴⁴umbilical cordJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA148.10
41025525,520,m700tʃʰɑ⁴² to⁴⁴ lo⁴⁴navelJinuo (Youle)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Gai 86JZ-Jinuo0
476546m,5201969fv55 dv31navelKucong476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 09 KucongDC-Kucong0
284433137,520,10191703g'awˇ◦tu:◦shiˍnavelLahu (Nyi)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 LahuDB-Lahu1200
284477137,5201704g'u˯◦tu:navelLahu (Shehleh)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 LahuDB-Lahu1200
11219520492tu:navel*Common Lahu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo120B0
350019137,520,10191841ɣu⁵³tu³³ɕi¹¹navelnLahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0097.430
117730137,137,520,525831g̈û(~g̈ɔ̂)-tu-câʔumbilical cordLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL11380
117688137,137,520,1019831g̈û(~g̈ɔ̂)-tu-šīnavelLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL11380
117731137,520,1019,525831ɣû-tu-šī-câʔumbilical cordLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL11290
41519137,520,1019850ɣu⁵³ tv̩³³ si¹¹navelLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
41671137,520,1019856ʔu⁵⁵ tu³³ ɕiʔ²¹navelLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
284527137,520,1019846g'uˇ◦tu:◦shiˍnavelLahu (Bakeo)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 LahuDB-Lahu1200
284581137,520,1019847uˇ◦tu:◦shiˍnavelLahu (Banlan)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 LahuDB-Lahu1200
164687525,520949chʻɛ²du⁵navelLisu (Putao)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luce 85GHL-PPBV.1180
285886525,520943hchya⁴-du⁵naveln.Lisu (Central)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Fraser 22JF-HLL0
10759525,520923hchya⁴du⁵navelLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo120A0
164688525,520950hchya⁴du⁵navelLisu (Theng-yüeh)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luce 85GHL-PPBV.1180
41826525,520947tʃʰɛ³⁵ du³¹navelLisu (Nujiang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Xu 86 LisuJZ-Lisu0
279800525,520946tɕhæ³⁵du²¹navelNLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
350016525,5201838tɕhɛ³⁵du³¹navelnLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0097.400
132001525,m,5201379tɕhe³³bu²¹du⁵⁵navelSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84YHJC-Sani0
283868525,m,5201223tɕhe⁴⁴bu²¹du⁵⁵navelSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ5.7.10
350015525,m,520,m1836tɕhe⁴⁴bv̩¹¹dv̩⁵⁵ɚ⁵⁵navelnYi (Sani)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0097.390
129404520,m1159dv³¹me³³bellyNaxi (Western)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0
193258520,m908dv³¹me³³bellyNaxi (Lijiang)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC260.280
349968520,m1843dv̩²¹me³³bellynNaxi436.2Naxi1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0096.450
433001520,m1843dv̩²¹u³³bloated, feel (of the stomach)v.Naxi436.2Naxi1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1788.450

Chinese comparandum

肚 OC *d’o ‘stomach’; GSR: not in #62; Li 1971: *dagx; Baxter 1992: *laʔ or *daʔ; Mand. .

There is also a variant with a voiceless initial, meaning ‘animal stomach used as food’. GSR #62 is reconstructed as a lateral-initial series by Baxter, but since the character is not attested until late, it is possible that this word had a dental initial, and that the character used to write it was created after the change *l‑ > *d‑ had taken place, making 土 *hlaʔ > *thaʔ, Mand. a suitable phonetic element.

The difficulty with this comparison lies in the vowel, as we would expect to find PTB *a corresponding with OC *a, as in Chinese 吾 ‘first person pronoun’ *ngag (Li)/*nga (Baxter), Mand. and PTB *ŋa (STC #406); and Chinese 魚 ‘fish’ *ngjag (Li)/*ng(r)ja (Baxter), Mand. and PTB *ŋya (STC #189).
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Tujia mɯe¹³ tɕi⁵⁵ ‘belly’.