*ka(a)(y/l)

ASCEND / CLIMB UP

Notes

VanBik feels that this root is independent of #4285 PKC *kal GO / PACE / WALK. See also the complex PAF #273 PTB *m/s-k(w)a-y MOUTH / OPENING / SPREAD / DOOR / FACE / JAW.

Reflexes & cognates6 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinka(a)y ⪤ ka(a)l VanBik 09 PKC: 252

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Thadokǎl-I, kàl-II ‘ascend, climb’VanBik 09 PKC: 252

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin2

Ashokoi v‘ascend, to climb up’VanBik 09 PKC: 252

Cho (Mindat)kai v‘climb up’VanBik 09 PKC: 252

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Hakha)kâay-I, kǎay-II ‘ascend, climb up’VanBik 09 PKC: 252

Lai (Falam)kǎay-I, kàay-II ‘climb, ascend’VanBik 09 PKC: 252

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]kìa v‘climb up’VanBik 09 PKC: 252

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4252, *ka(a)(y/l) ‘ASCEND / CLIMB UP’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4252

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

References: PKC #252

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4252,
  title  = {{*ka(a)(y/l) 'ASCEND / CLIMB UP'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4252},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4252}
}