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STEDT #3414

*h(w)a-k

EAT
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlehainitialhrhymea-kcoverH · VT

Connections

Poss. allofam*g-r(w/y)a(ŋ/k) ‘BONE / SKELETON’

Notes

This promising root is nowhere nearly as well attested as the basic TB etymon #36 PTB *m-dz(y)a-k/n/t/s EAT / FOOD / FEED / RICE.

Reflexes & cognates17 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani1

Milangaprefix◦hu-ɲisuffix ‘eat’Tayeng 76 Mil

1.1.2Deng4

Iduha⁵³ v‘eat’Sun H 91 IduQ: 3.7.6
Iduha◦gasuffix ‘eat, eating’Pulu 78
Iduhɑ⁵³ ‘eat’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 533.50

1.7.1.4Deori4

Deori/Deurihā v.‘eat’unknown
Deori/Deuriha-rimorpheme ‘eat, smoke (pipe, cigarette) [with object, see mokõ]’Jacquesson 05 Deuri
Deori/Deurimokõmorpheme ha-rimorpheme ‘eat’Jacquesson 05 Deuri

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang6

Phomhaʔ yiŋmorpheme ‘food’French 83: 481
Phomhaʔ³³ ‘eat’Burling 98 Phom

2.1.4Tamangish2

Tamang (Sahu)whaː-pasuffix v.‘feed’Taylor 72 TmVo: 18.B.27.a
Tamang (Sahu)whaː-pasuffix v.‘give to drink’Taylor 72 TmVo: 18.B.28.a

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3414, *h(w)a-k ‘EAT’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3414
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: JAM-LITB 5.3
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3414,
  title  = {{*h(w)a-k 'EAT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3414},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3414}
}