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STEDT #2306

*(k/g)yal

GOAT
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlekeːlinitialkrhymeyalcoverK · LWT

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*keel ‘GOAT’PKC #286
Northern Naga/Konyakian*gyal ‘GOAT’

Connections

HPTB*kyeːl ⪤ *kyiːl ‘goat’pp. 388, 420, 426

Reflexes & cognates25 reflexes · 12 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmankyeːl ⪤ kyiːl ‘goat’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 598

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.3.3Zeme Group2

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1

Noctekien ‘goat’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.3.1Jingpho1

Jilitəprefix◦khyen ‘goat’Benedict 72 STC: 339

2.1.2.1Tibetan2

Tibetan (Written)sprefix◦kyin ‘goat (wild mountain)’WT generally preserves final *-l as such, though there are several roots which show final -l ~ -n alteration, and a couple where the final has simply developed into -n. See STC p. 15, note 53.Jäschke 1881
Tibetan (Written)sprefix◦kyin ‘goat (wild mountain)’Benedict 72 STC: 73n228

2.2Newar4

Newarbanmorpheme◦cil◦āmorpheme ‘goat (wild)’Genetti 90 NeQ2
Newarcil◦āmorpheme ‘goat (general)’Genetti 90 NeQ2
Newarmāmorpheme◦cil◦āmorpheme ‘goat (female)’Genetti 90 NeQ2

2.3.3Central Kiranti2

Dumitsaŋmorpheme◦gɨr ‘goat’Driem 93 Dumi
Dumitsaŋmorpheme◦gɨr◦pumorpheme ‘billy goat’Driem 93 Dumi

3.3.1rGyalrong1

rGBenzhentʃʰən ‘goat’Sun J 97 rGB

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2306, *(k/g)yal ‘GOAT’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2306
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#339, HPTB pp.388, 420, 426
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2306,
  title  = {{*(k/g)yal 'GOAT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2306},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2306}
}