*tsyak

NAPE OF NECK

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handletšakinitialtšrhymeakcoverTS · T

Notes

This sparsely attested root requires further confirmation.

Reflexes & cognates6 reflexes · 3 subgroups

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti1

Yakhaguːʔmorpheme◦cuk ‘nape of neck’Kohn 90: 4.1.3

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

Thulungləkamorpheme cā ‘nape’Matisoff 87 BP

6.1.1Burmish4

Burmese (Written)jak ‘nape’Matisoff 87 BP

Burmese (Written)jak ‘nape of neck’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)jak-tuiŋ#359 PTB *tuk ⪤ *twak ‘HEAD / SKULL / NECK’ ‘neck’Matisoff 87 BP

Burmese (Written)kupmorpheme-chak ‘nape’Matisoff 87 BP

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #393, *tsyak ‘NAPE OF NECK’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/393

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

References: set up by ZJH

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-393,
  title  = {{*tsyak 'NAPE OF NECK'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #393},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/393}
}