1.0 The Body > 1.4 Torso > 1.4.10 Buttocks/Rump

#5639 PTB *du TAIL / BUTTOCKS / BACK

We recognize three quite similar etyma in this semantic area: the present root #5639 PTB *du, #225 PTB *m‑daŋ BUTTOCKS / HIPS / TAIL / LOWER BACK / LOINS, and #3322 PTB *tu(k/ŋ) BACK (of body). In the case of phonologically eroded languages (e.g. Loloish, Qiangic, Baic), it is sometimes difficult to decide among them. Several Loloish languages have distinct reflexes for at least two of them, e.g. Lahu tɔ̀ ‘lower back / loins / lumbar region’ < #225 PTB *m‑daŋ vs. ɔ̀‑mɛ̄‑tu ‘tail’ < #5639 PTB *du; Written Burmese taŋ‑pâ ‘buttock’ < #225 PTB *m‑daŋ vs. khâ‑tuiŋ ‘lower back / loins / lumbar region’ < #3322 PTB *tu(k/ŋ). Two Southern Loloish binomes are particularly problematic (Akha dɔ̀‑dàŋ ‘buttocks’ and Sangkong toŋ³¹ taŋ⁵⁵ ‘buttocks’), where the first syllables are from #225 PTB *m‑daŋ, while the second syllables are of uncertain origin despite their superficial resemblance to #225 PTB *m‑daŋ.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
227525639,12881053dɯ◦mraiʔtailMiji31NE Indian Areal Group0Simon 79 MijiIMS-Miji0
1313185639,2201005Dù◦RubuttocksPattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, S.R. 91 MaSTP-ManQ5.10.10
1313191288,219,56391005mè◦ku Tutail (of animal)Pattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, S.R. 91 MaSTP-ManQ5.10.30
188751288,219,56391262me◦ku◦ʈutail (of animal)Pattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, D.D. 82 THDS-Patt0
1270313331,56391426cõŋ◦tobuttocksSpiti242.1.2.1Tibetan1Bodh 91CB-SpitiQ5.10.10
8829m,56391176cum◦ṭutailNewar (Dolakhali)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 DolaCG-Dolak0
43504208,56391617jiã²¹ tu̵⁵⁵tailTujia (Southern)415Tujia1Tian 86JZ-Tujia0
2336735639,3359,5639,3359653tó◦phàʔ, tó◦phàtbuttocksHpun (Northern)446.1.1Burmish1Henderson 86 HpunEJAH-Hpun0
94685639,m1148du⁵⁵ pʰa̱²¹backNasu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ1.40
9684p,5639,m1164a⁵⁵ do²¹ ta³³backNesu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ1.40
193129m,211,56391662khᴀ³³ko³³dɯ²¹back (of body)Yi (Mile)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.250
145365639,1288697tu⁴⁴ m̥i⁴⁴tailJinuo (Baka)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinBDQ-JinB3340
1890285639,1288696tɔ⁴⁴smi³³tailJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC177.340
111755639492tu:tail*Common Lahu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo84-10
3589651288,56391841mɛ¹¹tu³³tailnLahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0267.430
163265p,1288,5639848aw˯ meh tuːtailLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luce 85GHL-PPBT.150
1890021288,5639851me³¹tu³³tailLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC177.330
414851288,5639850mɛ³¹ tv̩³³tailLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
295871288,5639833mɛ̄-tutailLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0720
318221288,5639838mɛ̄-tutailLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB2330
1188555450,1288,5639832ɔ̀-mɛ̄-tutailLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
416391288,5639856mɛʔ²¹ tu³³tailLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
283869m,m,413,5639,12881223mæ⁵⁵pu³³;ɬi²¹du²¹mæ⁵⁵hipsSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ5.8.10
17031572,56391365tsʰɥ¹¹ dv̩¹¹buttocksSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Ma 89 SanQMXL-SaniQ351.30
131878572,56391379tʂhi²¹du²¹buttocksSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84YHJC-Sani0
131877413,5639,12881379ɬi²¹du²¹mɛ⁵⁵buttocksSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84YHJC-Sani0
17196413,5639,12881366ɬl̩²¹ du²¹ mæ⁵⁵buttocksSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84WAH-Sani106.20
16888413,56391365ɬɿ¹¹ dv̩¹¹buttocksSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Ma 89 SanQMXL-SaniQ319.20
13394156391299tailHani (Pijo)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2480
1360275639,12881299tù mìtailHani (Pijo)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2480
403625639,1288628tɔ³¹ mi³¹tailHani (Caiyuan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
1890265639,1288418tɔ³¹me³¹tailHani (Caiyuan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC177.300
406615639,1288630dɔ³¹ mi³¹tailHani (Gelanghe)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
408025639,1288634tu³¹ mɛ³¹tailHani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
408315639,m634tu³¹ xu⁵⁵back (of body)Hani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
1890275639,12881416tu³¹mɛ³¹tailHani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC177.320
1931585639,m1416tu³¹xu⁵⁵back (of body)Hani (Shuikui)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.320
1339405639784tailHani (Khatu)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2480
1360265639,1288784tù mìtailHani (Khatu)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2480
5129961,56391998gv˧dv˧backNa (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
5129971,5639,1,171998gv˧dv˧-gv˧mi˧bodyNa (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
513380695,1,56391998lo˩-gv˧dv˧back of the handNa (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
1265421,56391157gv³³dv³³back (of body)Naxi (Eastern)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0
1931311,56391676gv³³dv³³back (of body)Naxi (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC258.290
166591m,5639413ká thutail stump of chicken or ducknBwe507Karenic1Henderson 97 KarEJAH-BKD0
3259481288,56391793mi tu 26tailBai (Dali)518Bai1Dell 81Dell-Bai1930
191821288,5639312mi² tu⁶tailBai (Dali)518Bai1Dell 81FD-Baipp.150-1690
389511288,5639313mi³¹ tu³⁵tailBai (Dali)518Bai1Xu 84 BaiJZ-Bai0
1890031288,5639314mi⁴²tu³⁵tailBai (Dali)518Bai1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC177.350
3589701288,56391846ŋa³³tu⁵⁵tailnBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0267.480
1890291288,5639317ŋv³³tṽ⁵⁵tailBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC177.360
390831288,5639316ŋv̩³³ tṽ̩⁵⁵tailBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Xu 84 BaiJZ-Bai0
807261288,5639309ŋv̩³³ tṽ̩⁵⁵tailBai (Jianchuan)518Bai1Zhao 90ZYS-Bai5.10.30