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STEDT #3332

*k-lyak

TAIL
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handlelyakinitiallyrhymeakcoverL · T

Notes

This etymon, although nowhere near as widespread as #1288 PTB *r-may ⪤ *m-ray TAIL / PENIS, seems quite valid, despite its rather scattered distribution. The velar prefix is found in Tshona.

Reflexes & cognates19 reflexes · 5 subgroups

2.1.2Bodic2

Tshona (Wenlang)kʰrek⁵⁵ ‘tail’Lu 86 CuoM
Tshona (Mama)kʰlɛʔ⁵³ ‘tail’Sun H 80 MLD

3.2Qiangic5

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3332, *k-lyak ‘TAIL’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3332
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: attested: Pumi, Monpa, Tujia, Zotung
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3332,
  title  = {{*k-lyak 'TAIL'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3332},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3332}
}