STEDT Etymon #529
1.0 The Body > 1.9 Reproductive System > 1.9.3 Navel
#529 PTB *nin NAVEL |
This relatively rare root appears in the NE Indian Areal Group, Himalayish, and Nungish. It is quite possible that it is related to #251 PTB *s/k‑niŋ BRAIN / HEART / MIND, STC #367. The Dulong compounds look as if they could mean “belly-heart”, although the usual Dulong word for ‘heart’ is ɹɯ³¹ mɔ̆ʔ⁵⁵. Cf. also Meithei puk‑ning ‘heart’ (Marrison 1967:120), where BELLY + HEART apparently means ‘heart’, not ‘navel’.
The second element of the Tani binome #6396 PTani *kri‑ni NAVEL looks as if it might be related to this root.
| rn | analysis | lgid | reflex | gloss | gfn | language | grpid | grpno | grp | genetic | citation | srcabbr | srcid | rn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162044 | 517,529 | 1535 | nɑi¹nᴜ̃³ | navel | Thanphum | 8 | 1.2 | Kuki-Chin | 1 | Luce 85 | GHL-PPB | N.16 | 0 | |
| 10534 | 525,529 | 1040 | cə◦niŋ | navel | Meithei | 13 | 1.4 | Meithei | 1 | Singh 91 MeiQ | CYS-Meithei | 5.7.1 | 0 | |
| 113810 | 529,527 | 913 | nim-rōk | navel | Limbu | 31 | 2.3.1 | Eastern Kiranti | 1 | Matisoff 87 BP | JAM-Ety | 0 | ||
| 117716 | m,529 | 1603 | pu⁴⁴ ñin⁴² | navel | Trung [Dulong] | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | Matisoff 87 BP | JAM-Ety | 0 | ||
| 113790 | m,529 | 542 | pu⁵⁵ɲin⁵⁵ | navel | Trung [Dulong] | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | Matisoff 87 BP | JAM-Ety | 0 | ||
| 40056 | m,529 | 538 | pu⁵⁵ ɲin⁵⁵ | navel | Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe) | 38 | 4 | Nungic | 1 | Sun H 82 Dul | JZ-Dulong | 0 |