3.0 Natural Objects, Plants, Foods > 3.2 Natural Objects > 3.2.5 Landforms and geographical features

#5263 PKC *klaaŋ HILL / MOUNTAIN (provisional)

This root is possibly related to #3581 PTB *s‑gaŋ MOUNTAIN / RIDGE / HILL.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
50129452631920klaaŋHILL / MOUNTAIN*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12630
44772052631930taanghillPaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12630
44771952631926hláaŋmountain, mountain rangeThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12630
44772152631948kyanmountain, hillnAsho691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12630
44771652631947tlâaŋhill, mountainLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12630
44771752631923tlǎaŋhill, mountainLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12630
44771852631924tláangmountain, a hillnLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12630
2589885263976tlânghillLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2592625263976tlângmountainLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
44771552631921tlàmountain, a hillnLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC12630

Chinese comparandum

Cf. #3581 PTB *s‑gaŋ MOUNTAIN / RIDGE / HILL, in particular those comparanda which suggest an initial *k + liquid cluster at least at the ST level:

京 OC *kli̯ɑ̆ng; GSR #755a ‘mound, hill, capital city’; B & S 2011: *kraŋ {[k]raŋ}; Mand. jīng.
鯨 OC *g’li̯ɑ̆ng, GSR #755f ‘whale’; Schuessler 2007:316 *graŋ; B & S 2011: *ɡraŋ {[ɡ]raŋ}; Mand. jīng.