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#677 PTB *(b/p)a(ː)y WOMB / PLACENTA / PREGNANT

This root has been identified in the NE Indian Areal Group and Himalayish. The reconstructed rhyme *‑ay is directly reflected by the Mru, Tiddim, Mizo, and Chepang reflexes, and indirectly by Written Tibetan and Karbi ‑e, which are also the regular reflexes of *‑ay. See Matisoff 1985a #140 and HPTB pp. 206-219 for many corroborative cognate sets. The Lakher (Mara) word for ‘add; increase’ is tentatively included in this set, since the same association between WOMB/PLACENTA and ADD/INCREASE is found in #679 PTB *tsat WOMB / PLACENTA / NEST.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
5156326772012paːyconceive / pregnant*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6060
300556771594ˊpaːiconceive / pregnantTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC1400
3280116771794ˊpaːi/ˋpaːiconceive / pregnant / carry a childvTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Henderson 65 TidCEJAH-TC0
300566771594ˋpaːiconceive / pregnantTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC1400
30057677979pǎiconceive / pregnantLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC1400
621156m,m,m,6772024ʔɯ-nɯ-kə-pʰõconceiveTusom661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkVerbs.1260
113815p,1012,p,6771064o◦so-a◦peplacentaMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1164146771064pewombMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
164482p,6771122a⁴bɑi²placenta, afterbirthMru151.6Mru1Luce 85GHL-PPBQ.730
116408677,m,m352pi◦sá kówombBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
144808677,m581bi-bilwombGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 92 GaBaRB-GB0
13093677,m329bi¹³ khõ⁵⁵wombTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Dai 89 BataDQ-Batang10.4.8 1
13094677,m329bi¹³ tsho⁵³amniotic fluidTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Dai 89 BataDQ-Batang10.4.100
116365677,8051568be-snabsvaginal mucus at childbirthTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1138091651,677,m913sāi◦be-rāplacentaLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
116367m,677,m913sāi◦be◦rāplacentaLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
75714m,677911sara◦phewombLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0
128123677452payʔplacentaChepang (Eastern)282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 90 CheQRC-ChepQ10.4.110

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Batang khõ⁵⁵ probably means ‘house’ (cf. WT khaŋ‑pa ‘house’).