*prwak

TOAD

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*prok ‘TOAD’

Notes

This root was reconstructed as the binome *u-p(h)rok for “Proto-Kuki-Naga” in STC p. 41. The putative Thakali cognate makes it possible to reconstruct the second syllable for PTB. For the first syllable, see the PKC root #4487 PKC *ʔuu FROG / TOAD.

Reflexes & cognates9 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1NE Indian Areal Group1

*Kuki-Nagau#4487 PKC *ʔuu ‘FROG / TOAD’-p(h)rok ‘toad’Benedict 72 STC: p.41

1.2.1.1Northern Chin6

Paiteu#4487 PKC *ʔuu ‘FROG / TOAD’ phok ‘toad’VanBik 09 PKC: 487

Thadoú#4487 PKC *ʔuu ‘FROG / TOAD’ phôʔ ‘frog, toad (on land, can go in water for short while)’VanBik 09 PKC: 487

Thadou#4487 PKC *ʔuu ‘FROG / TOAD’-phoʔ ‘toad’Benedict 72 STC: p.41

Thadoū#4487 PKC *ʔuu ‘FROG / TOAD’◦phɔ̀ʔ ‘frog’Thirumalai 72: 35

Tiddimui¹#4487 PKC *ʔuu ‘FROG / TOAD’ phuk³ ‘frog’VanBik 09 PKC: 487

Tiddimui¹#4487 PKC *ʔuu ‘FROG / TOAD’ phuk³ ‘frog’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1915

1.2.2Central Chin1

Lushai [Mizo]u#4487 PKC *ʔuu ‘FROG / TOAD’-ṭok ‘toad’Benedict 72 STC: p.41

2.1.4Tamangish2

Thakalipoh◦Tomorpheme n‘toad’Hale 73 CSD: 03a.067

Thakali (Tukche)poh◦ʈomorpheme ‘toad’Hari 71a ThVo: 3.A.67

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2574, *prwak ‘TOAD’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2574

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

References: ("PKN") STC p.41

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2574,
  title  = {{*prwak 'TOAD'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2574},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2574}
}