*swat

STICK INTO

Proto-Lolo-Burmese

Notes

This root is firmly established for Lolo-Burmese, but confirmation from other branches of the family would be welcome.

Reflexes & cognates4 reflexes · 4 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmanswat ‘stick into’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 613

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmeseswat ‘stick (into opening)’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 029

6.1.1Burmish2

Burmese (Written)swat ‘put into a small opening (as a letter into an envelope)’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 029

Burmese (Written)swat ‘put into ( small opening )’Benedict 76 WBur

6.1.2.2Central Loloish2

Lahu (Black)khɨ#335 PTB *krəy ‘FOOT’-šêʔ ‘leggings, gaiters, puttees’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 029

Lahu (Black)šêʔ ‘put on / wear socks or leggings’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 029

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5529, *swat ‘STICK INTO’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5529

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

References: cf. HPTB p. 332

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5529,
  title  = {{*swat 'STICK INTO'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5529},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5529}
}