*kayk

STRIP / UNDRESS / DISMANTLE

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*khek-I, kheʔ-II ‘PEEL OFF / STRIP’

Notes

The comparison between the PKC root and the Lahu form looks solid, motivating a reconstruction at the PTB level.

Reflexes & cognates3 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinkhek-I, kheʔ-II ‘PEEL OFF / STRIP’VanBik 09 PKC: 452

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Thadokhèe-INV ‘peel (by taking off cover), e.g. banana’VanBik 09 PKC: 452

1.2.2Central Chin1

Lai (Hakha)khek-I , kheʔ-II ‘peel (by taking off cover), e.g. banana, peanuts’VanBik 09 PKC: 452

6.1.2.2Central Loloish1

Lahu (Black)qɛ̂ʔ v.‘take off clothing; strip; dismantle (sthg.)’Matisoff 88 DL: 248

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4452, *kayk ‘STRIP / UNDRESS / DISMANTLE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4452

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

References: PKC #452

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4452,
  title  = {{*kayk 'STRIP / UNDRESS / DISMANTLE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4452},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4452}
}