STEDT Etymon #741
1.0 The Body > 1.5 Limbs, Joints, and Body Measures > 1.5.1 Hand, Arm, Wing
#741 PTB *kan WING / ARM |
Although this etymon is of quite restricted distribution in TB, there is a possible Chinese comparandum.
The second syllable of Bodo akánti ‘arm (upper part)’ might also be related.
| rn | analysis | lgid | reflex | gloss | gfn | language | grpid | grpno | grp | genetic | citation | srcabbr | srcid | rn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172799 | 714,741 | 906 | pa◦kan | wing | Liangmei | 64 | 1.3.3 | Zeme Group | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 172805 | 714,741 | 1347 | pa◦kan | wing | Rongmei / Nruanghmei | 64 | 1.3.3 | Zeme Group | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 172817 | p,741 | 1694 | pe◦kan | wing | Zeme | 64 | 1.3.3 | Zeme Group | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 168862 | 770,741 | 1062 | ri◦kan | arm | Mikir [Karbi] | 14 | 1.5 | Mikir [Karbi] | 1 | Marrison 67 Naga | GEM-CNL | 0 | ||
| 610153 | 741 | 2207 | 翰 | feather (pheasant); wing | Chinese (Hanzi) | 52 | 9 | Sinitic | 1 | BaxterSagart 2011 | WHBLS-2011 | 1001 | 1 | |
| 604491 | 741 | 2211 | 0140f | feather (pheasant); wing | Chinese (GSR #) | 52 | 9 | Sinitic | 1 | BaxterSagart 2011 | WHBLS-2011 | 1001 | 2 | |
| 328448 | 741,741 | 481 | gʼɑ̂n/ɣɑ̂n- | feather (pheasant); wing | Chinese (Old/Mid) | 53 | 9.0.1 | Old Chinese | 0 | Karlgren 57 GSR | GSR | 140f-g | 0 | |
| 600417 | 741 | 2210 | gˤar-s {[g]ˤar-s} | feather (pheasant); wing | Chinese (Old) | 53 | 9.0.1 | Old Chinese | 0 | BaxterSagart 2011 | WHBLS-2011 | 1001 | 3 | |
| 596343 | 741 | 2209 | hanH | feather (pheasant); wing | Chinese (Middle) | 54 | 9.0.2 | Middle Chinese | 0 | BaxterSagart 2011 | WHBLS-2011 | 1001 | 4 | |
| 592269 | 741 | 2208 | hàn | feather (pheasant); wing | Chinese (Mandarin) | 55 | 9.0.3 | Modern Chinese | 0 | BaxterSagart 2011 | WHBLS-2011 | 1001 | 5 | |
| 169795 | 741 | 1007 | hɑn | pheasant feather; wing, to fly | Chinese (Mandarin) | 55 | 9.0.3 | Modern Chinese | 0 | Karlgren 57 GSR | GSR | 140f-g | 0 |
翰 OC *gʼɑ̂n, GSR #140f-g ‘to support’; Li 1971: (*ganh); Baxter 1992:761 *gans; B & S 2011: *[g]ˤar‑s; Schuessler 2007:250 (as 幹 gàn); Mand. hàn.
ZJH: The semantics are not promising for this comparison. The Chinese word seems more likely to belong to a Chinese word family with basic meaning of ‘stem’, ‘framework’ with root *gan or *gar.