*weel

CIRCLE / GO (round)

Notes

This root bears a certain resemblance to #2060 PTB *wal ROUND / CIRCULAR, but further research is needed to establish this relationship.

Reflexes & cognates4 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinweel VanBik 09 PKC: 1138

1.2.1.1Northern Chin1

Thadovêel-I, vèel-II ‘go around (within an area), skirt’VanBik 09 PKC: 1138

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Cho (Mindat)vei ⪤ veng v‘go round’VanBik 09 PKC: 1138

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lai (Hakha)vêel-I, věel-II ‘circle, go round, surround’VanBik 09 PKC: 1138

Lushai [Mizo]vêel v‘go round, to encompass, to encircle, to surround’VanBik 09 PKC: 1138

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5138, *weel ‘CIRCLE / GO (round)’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5138

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

References: PKC #1138

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5138,
  title  = {{*weel 'CIRCLE / GO (round)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5138},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5138}
}