*θek

SPUR (of fowl)

Proto-Kuki-Chin · provisional

Notes

This root resembles #2003 PTB *dak COCKSPUR / HOOF, although the initial consonant correspondence presents a problem.

Reflexes & cognates3 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinθek VanBik 09 PKC: 629

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Thadotsèʔ ‘spur of bird’VanBik 09 PKC: 629

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Ashoamorpheme shet n‘spur (of a fowl)’VanBik 09 PKC: 629

1.2.2Central Chin1

Lai (Hakha)fek ‘spur of bird’VanBik 09 PKC: 629

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #4629, *θek ‘SPUR (of fowl)’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4629

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

References: PKC #629

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-4629,
  title  = {{*θek 'SPUR (of fowl)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #4629},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/4629}
}