*l(y)(u/i)t

SHIT

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlelyutinitiall(y)rhymeut ⪤ l(ycoverL · LWT

Connections

Poss. allofam#542

Notes

Lepcha has a doublet (y)it and lŭt, with the latter probably a loan from Tibetan.

Reflexes & cognates16 reflexes · 6 subgroups

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]lyu-pâsuffix puamorpheme v.‘shit’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.1Western Himalayish2

Kanaurilid(h) n‘dung (horse)’Bailey 11

Kanaurilid(h) ‘dung of horses etc.’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.3Lepcha6

Lepcha'aprefix-yit ‘dung’Matisoff 87 BP

Lepchaaprefix-yit ‘manure’Matisoff 87 BP

Lepchaaprefix◦yit tsup#405 PTB *r-kup ‘BUTTOCKS / ANUS’ ‘anus’Matisoff 87 BP

Lepchait ‘dung’Matisoff 87 BP

Lepchait ‘manure’Matisoff 87 BP

Lepchajímorpheme-lŭt ‘manure’Matisoff 87 BP

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1

Chepangʔot.sāmorpheme v.‘shit’Matisoff 87 BP

3.2Qiangic2

Qiang (Mawo)lu◦kamorpheme ‘anus / rectum’Sun J 86 Mawo

Qiang (Mawo)lu◦kæmorpheme ‘anus / rectum’Sun H 91 MawQ: 9.12

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #578, *l(y)(u/i)t ‘SHIT’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/578

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-578,
  title  = {{*l(y)(u/i)t 'SHIT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #578},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/578}
}