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

#769 PTB *muː(k/ŋ) ARM / CUBIT

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

Most reflexes of this etymon (possibly including WB muik) have a final velar stop, but other Burmese forms point to an allofam with final velar nasal. Several Himalayish languages of Nepal have borrowed an accidentally similar Indo-Aryan root with the meaning ‘fist’: Kanauri muṭhu, mŭṭṭhu, Chantyal murki, Kham mutka < cf. Skt. muṣṭi-, Pali muṭṭhi-.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
5154717692012muːkcubit / armlength*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6020
72344769182muːkarm, hand (length), cubit*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC3940
164545769296mũʔ³cubitAwa Khumi691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1Luce 85GHL-PPBR.430
164549769296mũʔ⁴cubitAwa Khumi691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1Luce 85GHL-PPBR.430
164544769221meᴜ⁵cubitKhumi (Ahraing)691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1Luce 85GHL-PPBR.430
164472m,7691122pă◦mu²cubitMru151.6Mru1Luce 85GHL-PPBQ.640
164543m,7691122[pă]◦mu²cubitMru151.6Mru1Luce 85GHL-PPBR.430
71396769358muarm-lengthBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Benedict 72 STCSTC3940
56071769803moʔcubitKokborok801.7.1.1Bodo1Tripuri 88PT-Kok0
71395769579mikcubitGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Benedict 72 STCSTC3940
4670087691945mik-cubitclsGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG1.36-II:idx0
71391769799mukarm, hand length, cubit*Kiranti292.3Kiranti1Benedict 72 STCSTC3940
71393769882mukarm, hand length, cubitLambichong292.3Kiranti1Benedict 72 STCSTC3940
477683m,7691975khek◦mukelbowAthpare (Rai)312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Ebert 97 AthpareKE-GA0
477684m,7691975kheŋ◦mukelbowAthpare (Rai)312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Ebert 97 AthpareKE-GA0
4778797691975mukhand, armAthpare (Rai)312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Ebert 97 AthpareKE-GA0
3070677691771mukarm, handBelhare312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Bickel 95BB-Belhare0
3070617691771mukhand, armBelhare312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Bickel 95BB-Belhare0
71392769484mukarm, hand length, cubitChhintang312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Benedict 72 STCSTC3940
132430m,7691644cuptaŋ muːkright handYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha6.1.7.40
713947691643mukarm,hand length,cubitYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Benedict 72 STCSTC3940
1324267691644muːkhandYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha6.1.70
132601769,m1644muːk ekoone cupped handYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha0
132418769,m1644muːk paːkhuːraarmYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha6.10
132470769,m1644muːk◦adzorniknuckle (joint of digit)Yakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha7.30
132428769,m1644muːk◦coːŋback of handYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha6.1.7.20
132599769,m,m1644muːk◦soːdzi ciʔmanacubit (elbow to fingers)Yakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha13.30
132431m,7691644phɛksaŋ muːkleft handYakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha6.1.7.50
350415695,7691823lɛʔ⁴mɑ̃u⁵⁵armnbpBurmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0105.270
192907695,7691428lɛʔ⁴⁴mɑũ⁵⁵armBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC253.400
165014695,769392lak◦moṅarmBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
192881695,769411lɑk mɔŋ³armBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC253.390
350414695,7691822lɑk⁴mɔŋ³armnbpBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0105.260
437535769406muikmeasure with breadth of fistBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
71397769409muikmeasure with breadth of fistBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC3940
236203769,7111114mɯ² tuŋ⁶wingMpi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo0