Allofams:
1.0 The Body > 1.6 Diffuse Organs > 1.6.5 Skin

#783 PTB *kwap SKIN / LIP / SCALES (fish) / SHELL

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This etymon is probably related to #1233 PTB *(g/k)wap HATCH / INCUBATE / COVER. Cf. e.g. Ao (Chungli) si küp ‘skin’, küp bang ‘cover (v.)’. Jingpho ǹ‑gùp ‘mouth’, despite its resemblance to Kaman gᴜ̀p ‘skin’ and a possible semantic connection with LIP, is only a remote candidate for relationship.

In several putative cognates (see Yakha, Achang, and perhaps Ahi and Lolopho) this etymon means ‘scales of fish’.

See also #5516 PTB *krap SHELL / SHIELD for a phono-semantically similar but probably distinct root.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
32197831054gᴜ̀pskinKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT1700
6193147832229kəpSKIN / COVERn.*Central Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.1550
618841p,7832228t-kəpSKIN, RIND, SHELL*Ao631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNII.0680
171285m,783270si◦küpskinAo (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
171613p,783270te◦kapbark (of tree)Ao (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
620091p,7832226tə³-kəp³skin, rind, shelln.Ao (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNII.0680
1716142658,783273sung◦kapbark (of tree)Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
171286m,783273tü◦kapskinAo (Mongsen: Longchang)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2432662585?,m,783273wa◦na◦kaphusknAo (Mongsen: Longchang)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
4507651455,7831963hŋa-kəpfish scalen.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
450952476,7831963paŋ-kəplipn.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
4503832658,7831963səŋ-kəpbark ('wood' + 'skin')n.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
451172p,7831963[tə]-kəprind (skin)n.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
451246p,7831963[tə]-kəpskinn.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
6202617832231-kəp²covern.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.1550
620408m,7832231tʃo³-kəp²shoen.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.1550
257318m,783963cho◦koshellLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
316705467,783961mén̯◦kēp>beakLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Acharya 75ACH19750
618083p,7832205a◦küpskinSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Kumar 73 SangBBK-Sangtam0
249213336,783?1364jing◦khümshoenSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1712997831364kepskinSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1661722096,7831364pe◦küplipSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
17212734,7831364shu◦küpleatherSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
171305p,7831640ta◦kapskinYacham-Tengsa631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
6184587832206küpskinYimchungrü631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Kumar 73 YimBBK-Yim380
17212934,7831672shi◦küpleatherYimchungrü631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
79148783161goːpshell*Northern Naga121.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1French 83WTF-PNN5440
78948783161kʰoːplip*Northern Naga121.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1French 83WTF-PNN5150
78144442,7831192tʰun kʰuaplipNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN5150
257316783429kopshellChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
499520783435kopshell (used of any hard covering of animals or plants)Chang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN5440
78146682,783435ñek kopeyelidChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN5150
257334m,m,783,m429nying◦ke◦kap◦tungsnailChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
499521m,m,783,m435ñiŋ ke kap tuŋsnailChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN5450
78145m,476,783435sam puŋ koplipChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN5150
166161m,476,783429sam◦pung◦koplipChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
499519783,m1632kap tuŋshellWancho851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN5440
257321783,m1628kap◦tungshellWancho851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
62073783,7851098khop◦tangskinTsangla (Central)222.1.2Bodic1Egli-RodunerSER-HSLT36 100
62002682,783,7111098ming◦khop◦tangeyelidTsangla (Central)222.1.2Bodic1Egli-RodunerSER-HSLT32 3 1
39289783,7851085kʰop⁵⁵ taŋ⁵⁵skinTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
39260470,476,783,m1085no¹³ waŋ¹³ kʰop⁵⁵ taŋ⁵⁵lipTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
192356470,476,783,m1088no◦waŋ khop◦taŋlipTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC243.70
39425470,476,783,m1089no-waŋ-kʰop-taŋlipTsangla (Tilang)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
1325061455,m,m,7831644na◦saga ɔ◦kɔpscales (of fish)Yakha312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Kohn 90TK-Yakha8.2.50
117363467,7831603ñi⁴⁴ kop⁴⁴lipTrung [Dulong]384Nungic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
40027682,783538me⁵⁵ kɔ̆p⁵⁵eyelidTrung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
40032467,783538nɯi⁵⁵ kɔp⁵⁵lipTrung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
386811455,783207ŋa⁵⁵ kjap⁵⁵scalesAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
174861455,m,p,783209ŋ̊ɔ̆³¹ ʂɔ³¹ a³¹ kɤp³⁵scalesAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 XianDQ-Xiandao4090
440341455,7831686ŋŏ²¹ kja̱p⁵⁵scalesAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Xu 84 ZaiwaJZ-Zaiwa0
3630261455,7831827ŋŏ²¹kja̱p⁵⁵scaleNbpAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0352.300
15857783958kɤ̱⁴⁴scales (of fish)Lolopho456.1.2Loloish1Dai 89 LoloDQ-Lolopho8.2.50
47523p,1455,m,783216ɑ³³ ŋo²¹ i³³ kɯ⁵⁵scales (of fish)Ahi476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luo 90LMZ-AhiQ8.2.50

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This form shows an interesting semantic association between WING and EYELID, possibly because both of these body parts can flutter.