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*bu(k/p)

TOOTH (MOLAR) / WISDOM TOOTH

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlebakinitialbrhymeak ⪤ bokcoverP · T

Notes

The Kiranti languages reflect a final velar stop, while Tibetan points to a final labial, with this latter development perhaps due to assimilation to the initial labial.

Reflexes & cognates14 reflexes · 4 subgroups

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti7

Limbuha#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦boʔ ‘tooth’Weidert 87 TBTo: 110

Limbuha#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦boʔ ‘tooth’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 189

Limbuha#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦boʔ◦(ba)suffix ‘tooth’Weidert 87 TBTo: 172

Limbuha#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦boʔ◦basuffix ‘tooth’Weidert 87 TBTo: 110

Limbuheː#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦bu ‘tooth’Michailovsky 89 Lm

Limbuheː#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦bu ‘tooth’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 189

Limbuhɛ#632 PTB *s/p-wa ‘TOOTH’PTani *fiː ‘TOOTH’PKC *haa ‘TOOTH’PCN *p-hwa ‘TOOTH’PTk *ha ‘TOOTH’PNN *swaᴮ ‘TOOTH’PLB *swa² ‘TOOTH’PL *swa² ‘TOOTH’◦buʔ ‘tooth’Weidert 87 TBTo: 110

2.3.2Southern Kiranti2

Kulungbak◦kaŋ#637 PTB *k(w/y)aŋ ‘TUSK / MOLAR’ ‘tooth’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 190

Kulungbak◦kaŋˍ#637 PTB *k(w/y)aŋ ‘TUSK / MOLAR’ ‘molar’Rai 75 Kul

2.3.3Central Kiranti2

Dumibak◦ham#630 PTB *gam ‘JAW / CHIN / MOLAR’ ‘tooth’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 190

Dumibak◦ham#630 PTB *gam ‘JAW / CHIN / MOLAR’ ‘molar’Driem 93 Dumi

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1176, *bu(k/p) ‘TOOTH (MOLAR) / WISDOM TOOTH’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1176

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-1176,
  title  = {{*bu(k/p) 'TOOTH (MOLAR) / WISDOM TOOTH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1176},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1176}
}