STEDT #3488

*(p/b)uk

HATCH (egg)

Reconstruction analysis

handlepukinitialprhymeukcoverP · T

Notes

This etymon, which appears quite distinct from #1654 PTB *pu EGG, seems to be confined to Himalayish. It is perhaps to be identified with #3480 PTB *(p/b)(i/u)k BORN / GIVE BIRTH.

The cognacy of the Ao and Tangkhul forms remains speculative.

Reflexes & cognates7 reflexes · 5 subgroups

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

Sunwar'pu:k-cāmorpheme v‘hatch’Hale 73 CSD: 03b.17

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang3

Chepangbhyuk- vi.‘hatch (egg)’Caughley 00 Chepang

Chepangbhyuk.sāmorpheme v‘hatch’Hale 73 CSD: 03b.17

Chepangbʰyuk-samorpheme ‘hatch’Caughley 72 CVoc: 3.B.17

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3488, *(p/b)uk ‘HATCH (egg)’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3488

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

References: ("HIM")

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3488,
  title  = {{*(p/b)uk 'HATCH (egg)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3488},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3488}
}