Notes
Many reflexes point to a simple prototype *ka, but there also is strong evidence for a rhotic element, either prefixal (as in WT rka) or medial (as in Nusu Bijiang khɹɑ³⁵). Many other purported reflexes have voiced initials (as in Hani Gelanghe ga⁵⁵ma³³ ‘road, way’), which perhaps means that a separate root or allofam *ga should be set up, as witness another Gelanghe form, ɯ⁵⁵xɛ³¹ ‘ditch’.
Chinese comparandum
柜 OC *ki̯wo, GSR #95f ‘gutter’; Schuessler 2007:324 *kwaʔ; Mand. jǔ.
澮 OC *kwɑ̂d, GSR #321f ‘watering channel, drain, canal’; Schuessler 2007:324 *kwâts~*kôts; B & S 2011: *kˁop-s {[k]ˁop-s}; Mand. kuài.
闕 OC *k’i̯wɑ̆t, GSR #301h ‘opening, breach; gate’; Schuessler 2007:324 *khwat~*khot; B & S 2011: *kʷʰat; Mand. què.
渠 OC *g’i̯o, GSR #95g ‘canal’; Schuessler 2007:324 *gwa; B & S 2011: *ɡa {[ɡ](r)a}; Mand. qú.
衢 OC *g’i̯wo, GSR #96d ‘road; crossroads’; Schuessler 2007:436 *gwa; B & S 2011: (*ɡʷa); Mand. qú.
Reflexes & cognates72 reflexes · 10 subgroups
2.1.2.1Tibetan6
2.3.2Southern Kiranti1
3.2Qiangic9
3.3rGyalrongic2
6.1.1Burmish2
6.1.2.1Northern Loloish23
6.1.2.2Central Loloish10
6.1.2.3Southern Loloish13
6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish2
6.2Naxi4
Cite this entry
*r-ka ⪤ *k(r)a ‘PATH / WAY / CHANNEL / DITCH’.https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5668BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5668,
title = {{*r-ka ⪤ *k(r)a 'PATH / WAY / CHANNEL / DITCH'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5668},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5668}
}