Chapter 15. Etymologizing Old Chinese Words

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1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of Tables x
4. Acknowledgements, abbreviations xi
5. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2. Old Chinese Words and Roots 13
7. Chapter 3. Root Segmentals 24
8. Chapter 4. Prefixe *s- 63
9. Chapter 5. Prefix *N- 74
10. Chapter 6. Prefix *m- 79
11. Chapter 7. Prefix *p- 87
12. Chapter 8. Prefix *t- 90
13. Chapter 9. Prefix *k- 98
14. Chapter 10. Other Prefixes 108
15. Chapter 11. Infix *-r- 111
16. Chapter 12. Initial Clusters 121
17. Chapter 13. Suffixation 131
18. Chapter 14. Reduplication and Compounding 137
19. Chapter 15. Etymologizing Old Chinese Words 139
20. Chapter 16. Personal Pronouns 142
21. Chapter 17. Numerals 148
22. Chapter 18. Body Parts 153
23. Chapter 19. The Physical World 157
24. Chapter 20. Wild Animals 161
25. Chapter 21. Mankind and Kinship 163
26. Chapter 22. Agriculture 176
27. Chapter 23. Other Cultivated Plants 185
28. Chapter 24. Domesticated Animals 190
29. Chapter 25. Food 197
30. Chapter 26. Metals 198
31. Chapter 27. Transportation 204
32. Chapter 28. Commerce 206
33. Chapter 29. Writing 209
34. References 216
35. Appendix A: Chinese Chronology 233
36. Appendix B: List of Reconstructions 235
37. Index of Chinese Characters 243
38. General Index 250