1.0 The Body > 1.5 Limbs, Joints, and Body Measures > 1.5.1 Hand, Arm, Wing

#720 PTB *g-raŋ WING / HAND / ARM
Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This etymon is well-attested in North Assam, Northern Naga, Bodo-Garo, and Bodic. Darang shows preemption by the velar prefix.

This root is distinct from #1435 PTani *m‑kloŋ FEATHER / WING.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
350410p,236,m,7201818ɑ³¹pɹɯ³⁵kɯ³¹xɑŋ³⁵armnbpDarang [Taraon]61.1.2Deng1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0105.220
192886p,236,m,720509ɑ³¹pɹɯ³⁵kɯ³¹xɑŋ³⁵armDarang [Taraon]61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC253.490
350411236,7201819ɹɑ̆u⁵³◦ɹɑŋ⁵⁵armnbpKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0105.230
192911236,720592ɹɑ̆u⁵³◦ɹɑŋ⁵⁵armKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC253.480
168859m,7201364pük◦yangarmSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1728167201672keangwingYimchungrü631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1650011002,745,m,7201137mi◦ba-keng◦kiengarmMzieme641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
5291297202031caaŋwing*Tangkhulic661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk7170
172812p,m,7201471a◦nga◦changwingTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
3069667201470caŋwingTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV1000
620700m,7202024n-cɯə̃wingTusom661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.1750
525890p,p,7202025a-ŋə-caŋwingUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
526918m,m,7202025ʔa-ŋə-caŋwingUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
5333327202064gra'ŋwing, feather*Bodo-Garo161.7.1Bodo-Garo1Burling 59 PBoRB-PB4450
318589720,m350gan◦kətifeatherBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Bhat 68 BoroBhat-Boro0
318588720350gaŋfeather; page of a book; classifier for flat objecBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Bhat 68 BoroBhat-Boro0
318590720,240350gaŋ◦koŋwingBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Bhat 68 BoroBhat-Boro0
516194720355gaʔŋwing, featherBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Burling 59 PBoRB-PB4450
165582m,720531ba◦garangfeatherDimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
172819714,720,711531ba◦garang◦thongwingDimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
55489m,720803bɛ-kraŋwingKokborok801.7.1.1Bodo1Tripuri 88PT-Kok0
47662720880krangwingLalung [Tiwa]801.7.1.1Bodo1Balawan 65MB-Lal210
6695720568graŋwingGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT8640
4662397201945grangfeather; wingnGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG4.471-II:idx0
4744967201973karangwingnAtong821.7.1.3Koch1van Breugel 08 AtongSVB-GA0
4760631604,7201973taw•◦karangbird's wingnAtong821.7.1.3Koch1van Breugel 08 AtongSVB-GA0
5162077201627ka-|raŋwing, featherWanang821.7.1.3Koch1Burling 59 PBoRB-PB4450
79330720161C̬-rəŋ|wing*Northern Naga121.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1French 83WTF-PNN5790
78441p,7201192a raŋwingNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN5790
172804p,7201188a◦rangwingNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
784401603,7201107wu roŋwingTangsa (Moshang)841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN5790
1728131603,7201489wu◦rongwingTangsa (Moshang)841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
172798720807yangwingKonyak851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
78443720809yaŋwingKonyak851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN5790
1728077201281yangwingPhom851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
784447201283yaŋwingPhom851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN5790
4881167201978yaŋ⁵⁵wing / featherPhom851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Burling 98 PhomBP-PPWL0
4881047201978yaŋ⁵⁵featherPhom851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Burling 98 PhomBP-PPWL0
78442p,7201632(o) raŋwingWancho851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN5790
1728147201628rangwingWancho851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
620387201098gadangarm / handTsangla (Central)222.1.2Bodic1Egli-RodunerSER-HSLT34 70
1690127201095gadang-gurearmTsangla (Central)222.1.2Bodic1Andvik 93EA-Tsh130
62040720,m1098gadang-ningzingelbowTsangla (Central)222.1.2Bodic1Egli-RodunerSER-HSLT34 90
5162087201096garanghandTsangla222.1.2Bodic1Das Gupta 68 MonKDG-ICM0
516209720,m1096garang-parpalmTsangla222.1.2Bodic1Das Gupta 68 MonKDG-ICM0
421987201086gadaŋhandTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
1927647201088gadaŋhandTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC251.70
392717201085ka¹³ |taŋ¹³armTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
392697201085ka¹³ |taŋ¹³handTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
394337201089garaŋarmTsangla (Tilang)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
394327201089garaŋhandTsangla (Tilang)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
39435720,3071089garaŋ-kilielbowTsangla (Tilang)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
3504957201851ga |daŋhandnbpMotuo Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0107.070

Chinese comparandum

翔 OC *dzi̯ɑng, GSR #732p ‘roam back and forth; fly to and fro’ ; Li 1971: (*rjang); Baxter 1992:797 *z(l)jang; B & S 2011: *s‑[ɢ]aŋ; Schuessler 2007:533; Mand. xiáng.

JAM: 翔 OC *dzi̯ang ‘go to and fro; fly backwards and forwards; soar; walk with elbows kept as outstretched wings’ GSR #732p.

Yang 1980 reconstructs PST *s‑g/ki̯ang, since the same phonetic (羊) occurs in 姜 ‘surname’ (Mand. jiāng), a word reconstructed with a velar initial as *ki̯ɑng in GSR #711a.

ZJH: This Chinese word belongs to a phonetic series that presents unique challenges of reconstruction, as evidenced by the wide variation seen in the proposed reconstructions. Most words in the series suggest a lateral initial, but a few have velar initial; this is an atypical pattern. Li’s reconstruction of *rj‑ is the norm for words with Middle Chinese zj‑, and makes a good match with the PTB syllable *raŋ. But there is enough uncertainty about the Old Chinese to throw the comparison as a whole in doubt, especially since the Chinese meaning seems to have a semantic center closer to ‘wander’ than to ‘wing’ (contra the presence of the ‘wing’ element (羽, Mand. yǔ) in the written character).

Schuessler (2007:533) reconstructs “*s‑jaŋ or s‑laŋ (?)” and places it in the same word family as 徉 ‘to walk irresolutely, wander’, Mand. yáng.