*m-tswak

FONTANELLE

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Notes

This etymon has so far only been found in Bodic. The Western Himalayish forms are probably borrowings from Tibetan.

Reflexes & cognates4 reflexes · 2 subgroups

2.1.1Western Himalayish2

Bunantshog◦masuffix ‘fontanel (soft spots in baby s’Sharma, S.R. 91 Bu: 2.3

Pattani [Manchati]tshòŋ◦mosuffix ‘fontanel (soft spots in baby s’Sharma, S.R. 91 Ma: 2.3

2.1.2.1Tibetan2

Spititsho◦masuffix ‘fontanel (soft spots in baby s’Bodh 91: 2.3

Tibetan (Written)mtʻsog-masuffix ‘fontanel’Cf. WT gtsug ‘crown of head’.Matisoff 87 BP

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2007, *m-tswak ‘FONTANELLE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2007

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

References: ("BOD")

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2007,
  title  = {{*m-tswak 'FONTANELLE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2007},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2007}
}