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STEDT #5665

*p-kur OR *k-pur

CARRY (on back)
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*phur ⪤ *phor ‘CARRY (on back)’PKC #330
Northern Naga/Konyakian*ʔ-kur ‘CARRY’

Notes

Either reconstruction has something to be said for it. If the root was *p-kur, the rGyalrongic forms are straightforward reflexes, while the Kuki-Chin forms would show prefix pre-emption. On the other hand, if the root was *k-pur, we must assume simple prefix loss in Kuki-Chin, and metathesis in the rGyalrongic forms.

Reflexes & cognates31 reflexes · 10 subgroups

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin2

Cho (Mindat)phui v‘carry (a load) on the back’VanBik 09 PKC: 330
Khumiphó ‘carry (with a headstrap), carry in a basket’VanBik 09 PKC: 330

1.2.2Central Chin1

Lai (Hakha)phûr-I, phǔr-II ⪤ phôr-I, phǒr-II v‘carry (things on the back)’VanBik 09 PKC: 330

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]phào v‘carry on the back’VanBik 09 PKC: 330

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern Nagaʔprefix-kur v.‘carry on the back’French 83: 466

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte6

Noctehan ‘load' (DG 1980)’French 83: 466
Noctehʌn ‘carry' (Weidert)’French 83: 466
Nocte³wʌn v.‘give / take’Weidert 87 TBTo: 88
Tangsa²vʌn v.‘give / take’Weidert 87 TBTo: 88
Tangsa (Moshang)lammorpheme◦van ‘take’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangsa (Yogli)hul ‘carry on back’French 83: 466

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang6

Changkan v‘carry (generic)’Marrison 67 Naga
Changkan ‘carry’French 83: 466
Changuŋmorpheme kan ikmorpheme ‘coolie’French 83: 466
Konyakkhei ‘carry (on back)’French 83: 466
Phomku ‘carry (in hand)’French 83: 466
Wanchohan ‘carry; load' (DG 1980)’French 83: 466

1.7.3.1Jingpho5

Jingphogun v‘carry (on back)’Marrison 67 Naga
Jingphokun³³ v.‘carry (money) on one’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1249.19
Jingphokun³³ ‘carry on back’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 575.47
Jingphomă³¹morphemekun⁵⁵ clf‘load (of firewood) on the back’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0876.19
Jingphoʃă³¹morphemekun⁵⁵ v.‘cause to carry / load up’Dai 83 Jing: 742

2.1.2.1Tibetan5

Tibetan (Written)'khur v‘carry (generic)’Marrison 67 Naga
Tibetan (Written)(ɕiŋ) ɦkhur bu(gaŋ) clf‘load (of firewood) on the back’also contains *si(ŋ/k)morpheme · morphemeHuang and Dai 92 TBL: 0876.01
Tibetan (Written)khur v‘carry (on back)’Marrison 67 Naga
Tibetan (Written)khur ‘carry on the back’Sun J 85 TbGl: 548
Tibetan (Written)khur ‘carry on the back (imp)’Sun J 85 TbGl: 549

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5665, *p-kur OR *k-pur ‘CARRY (on back)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5665
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: JAM
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5665,
  title  = {{*p-kur OR *k-pur 'CARRY (on back)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5665},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5665}
}