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*s/k-lwak

BRAIN
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

handles/k-lwprefixs/kinitiallwrhymeakcoverL · T

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*khluak ‘BRAIN’PKC #1279

Reflexes & cognates52 reflexes · 17 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.2.1.1Northern Chin7

Paitekhuak ‘brain’VanBik 09 PKC: 1279
Sizanghtuak ‘brains’VanBik 09 PKC: 1279
Thadohlûoʔ ‘brain’VanBik 09 PKC: 1279
Tiddimkhuak¹ ‘brain’VanBik 09 PKC: 1279
Tiddimχuak³ ‘brains’Luce 85: H.121
Tiddimχuak³ ‘brains’Luce 85: P.23

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin6

Asholəprefix-khlòʔ ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1034
Khumilú’aleew ‘brain’VanBik 09 PKC: 1279
Matupiχlok² ‘brains’Luce 85: P.23
Womatukʻʃok³ ‘brains’Luce 85: P.23
Womatukʻχɔk³ ‘brains’Luce 85: P.23

1.2.2Central Chin9

Khualsimtʻluak¹ ‘brains’Luce 85: P.23
Lai (Hakha)tʻluɑk¹ ‘brains’Luce 85: P.23
Lushai [Mizo]thluak ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP
Lushai [Mizo]tʻluɑk² ‘brains’Luce 85: P.23

1.2.4“Old Kuki”1

Chirurɔprefix◦thok ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1034

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)6

Ao (Chungli)toprefix◦kolok ‘brain’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)tu²prefix-ku³luk¹ n.‘brain’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.356
Ao (Chungli)²tuprefix³ku¹luk ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1034
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)omorpheme◦kuluk ‘brain’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix-kuluk n.‘brain’Coupe 07 Ao

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group3

Mao²omorpheme⁵krhe ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1034
Rengma (Northern)¹aprefix²ɦamorpheme¹šu ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1034
Rengma (Southern)²nprefix¹šø ‘brain’Weidert 87 TBTo: 1034

1.5Mikir [Karbi]4

Mikir [Karbi]tarprefix◦lok ‘brain’Marrison 67 Naga
Mikir [Karbi]tarprefix◦lok ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP
Mikir [Karbi]tà|rprefix-lòk ‘brain (= 9.1 )’Grüssner 79 BP: 84
Mikir [Karbi]tà|rprefix-lòk ‘brain’Grüssner 79 BP: 84

1.6Mru1

Mrukrok ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP

3.2Qiangic2

Namuyiʁo⁵⁵#385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’MesorootsPKC *ʔuu ‘ELDER SIBLING’Allofams1 #385 PTB *d-bu-s ‘HEAD / CENTER / SENIOR MALE RELATIVE / UNCLE’1a #1223 PTB *du ‘HEAD’ɬy³³ ‘brain’Sun H 91 NamQ: 2.5

6.1.1Burmish1

6.2Naxi2

Na (Yongning)ɬv˧˥ ‘brains’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Naxi (Eastern)ɬv¹³ ‘brain’He 85

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #247, *s/k-lwak ‘BRAIN’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/247
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-247,
  title  = {{*s/k-lwak 'BRAIN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #247},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/247}
}