Cognate Set 2293 – Meaning: head

IE-CoR reference form:
*ml̥h₃dʰ-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Indo-Iranic lexemes continuing PIE *ml̥h₃dʰ-, cf. Vedic mūrdhán- 'forehead, head, top part', Ancient Greek βλωθρός 'grown high', Old English molda 'top of head' (EWAia II:368, Bailey 1979:52, Turner 1962–1966:591 no. 10247).
Found in clades:
Indic, Iranic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 2 clades by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
49   Khotanese kamalä kɐmɐlə kamalə "head; person; beginning", originally an n-stem: kamalan-
24   Assamese mūr মূৰ muɹ
References
  • Bailey, Harold Walter: 52
    S.v. kamala- 'head', from *kamr̥da- (cf. Av. kamərəda-, Zor.P. kamāl 'skull', etc.). For further IE connections, cf. Skt. mūrdhan-, Gk. βλωθρός 'grown high', OEng. molda 'top of head', TochAB malto 'at first'.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:368
    S.v. Ved. mūrdhán- 'Haupt, Kopf, Stirn, Gipfel, Spitze', cf. IIr., YAv. ka-mərəδa- 'Kopf daēuuischer Wesen', MPers. kamāl, Khot. kamala-. Probably from PIE *ml̥h₃dʰ-on- (cf. OEng. molda 'der obere Teil des Kopfes, Scheitel', and probably Gk. βλωθρός 'hochgewachsen' *ml̥h₃dʰ-r-, etc.).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 591
    S.v. 10247 mūrdhán- m. 'cranium, head, top, chief, beginning' RV.