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STEDT #465

*(k/g)lat

BRAIN / MARROW
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

handlek/glinitial(k/g)lrhymeatcoverK · T

Notes

This root appears mainly in Himalayish, with a possible cognate in Phunoi that shows preemption by the prefix. The Guiqiong form looks like a loan from Tibetan.

Reflexes & cognates28 reflexes · 6 subgroups

2.1.1Western Himalayish2

Bunanḍat◦pasuffix ‘brain’Sharma, S.R. 91 Bu: 2.5
Bunanḍət◦pasuffix ‘brain’Sharma, S.R. 91 Bu: 9.1

2.1.2Bodic2

Kaikelap◦pāsuffix ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP
Tshona (Mama)lᴀt⁵⁵ pᴀ⁵³suffix ‘brain’Sun H 80 MLD

2.1.4Tamangish2

Thakali (Tukche)le◦pasuffix ‘brain’Matisoff 87 BP
Thakali (Tukche)le◦pɔsuffix ‘brain’Hari 71a ThVo: 2.A.16

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #465, *(k/g)lat ‘BRAIN / MARROW’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/465
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-465,
  title  = {{*(k/g)lat 'BRAIN / MARROW'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #465},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/465}
}