Cognate Set 2792 – Meaning: knee

IE-CoR reference form:
*kuṭṭha- ~ *ghuṭa-
IE-CoR reference language:
Indic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Loan event:
yes
Parallel loan event:
yes
Loan source language:
Dravidian
Justification:
Etymology uncertain. Probable parallel loans from Dravidian (cf. Turner 1962–1966:166 no. 3243, KEWA I:359, Burrow 1948:377).
Found in clades:
Indic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 10 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
30   Urdu ghuṭnā گھٹنا ɡʱʊʈnɑ
29   Hindi ghuṭanā घुटना ɡʱʊʈnɑ ɡʱʊʈnɑ
28   Bhojpuri ghuṭnā घुटना ɡʱʊʈnɑ
31   Nepali ghun̐ḍā घुँडा ɡʱũɾ̠a
34   Kashmiri koṭh کُٹھ kʊʈʰ koʈʰ
35   Palula khúṭu کُھٹوۡ ˈkʰuʈo kʰúʈu
33   Marathi guḍadhā गुडघा ɡuɖd̪ʱa
32   Punjabi goḍā ਗੋਡਾ
36   Gawri kuṭ کُوٹ kuˑʈ kuʈ H
39   Pashai: North-West khoṛ کهوړ kʰoˑɽ kʰoːɽ
References
  • Burrow, Thomas: 377
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: I:359
    Cf. s.v. Skt. guṭa- 'Fußknochel / Ankle', perhaps Dravidian, cf. Kurukh mal-guṭa- 'Rist', etc. (Burrow BSOAS 11, 342, 12, 377).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 166
    S.v. 3243 *kuṭṭha- 'knee'. [Conn. √kuṭ- 1 'bend' Grierson Tor 162 with (?). But a long range of names for joints and limbs ʻ ankle, heel, foot, leg, knee, wrist' are characterized by the sequence of guttural u/ō retroflex: *kuṭṭha- , *khuṭṭa- 2, *khuḍa- 1, *guṭṭha- 2, *gōḍḍa- , ghuṭa- , ghuṇṭa- 1] Ash. kuṭäˊ ʻ heel ʼ, Wg. kūṭewīˊ NTS ii 263; Dm. khuṭṭa ʻ knee ʼ, Paš. kōṭa, Bshk. kuṭ, kuṭh, Tor. kūṭh, Kand. kūṭhu, Phal. kuṭho, khūṭu, Sh. gil. kŭṭo m. (→ Ḍ. kuṭá prob. pl.), pales. koh. kūṭhu, jij. kuṭh, K. kŏṭhu m.