*s-pur

CORPSE

Reconstruction analysis

handlepurprefixsinitialprhymeurcoverP · L

Notes

This root has so far mostly been found in Himalayan languages, and further confirmation from other branches of the family would be welcome.

Reflexes & cognates6 reflexes · 3 subgroups

2.1.2.1Tibetan3

Tibetan (Written)pur ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Written)sku#2 PTB *s-kəw ‘BODY / CHEST / THORAX / CORPSE’-spur ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP

Tibetan (Written)spur ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepchapur ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP

3.2Qiangic2

Muyapø²⁴ n‘corpse’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0162.15

Muya [Minyak]pø³⁵ ‘corpse / dead body’Sun H 91 MuyQ: 1.14

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #24, *s-pur ‘CORPSE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/24

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

References: ("HIM")

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-24,
  title  = {{*s-pur 'CORPSE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #24},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/24}
}