STEDT #595

*s-lwa

SKIN

Reconstruction analysis

handlelwa-prefixsinitiall(w)rhymea-psuffixpcoverL · VT

Notes

This root resembles #598 PTB *s-lwap SKIN, and Phunoi seems to show variation between an open and a stopped reflex. We tentatively include the Phunoi forms under this open syllable etymon because Phunoi does preserve PTB *-p.

Reflexes & cognates12 reflexes · 6 subgroups

1.7.3.2Asakian1

Sakăprefix-là³ ‘skin’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish1

Thakali (Tukche)ʈih#596 PTB *m/s-k-rəy ‘SKIN’TGTM *ᴬɖi ‘SKIN’PLB *m-k-rəy¹ ‘SKIN / OUTER COVERING’ 'pli#792 PTB *p(r/y)a ‘SKIN’-lɔ v.‘skin’Hari 71a ThVo: 3.B.31

5Tujia3

Tujia (Southern)kɨ²¹morpheme lo²¹ ‘skin’Tian 86

Tujiakɯe²¹#589 PTB *kwa ‘SKIN’ lo²¹ ‘skin’Chen 86 TuMQ: 8.2

Tujiakɯe²¹#589 PTB *kwa ‘SKIN’ lo²¹ ‘hide / leather (dried animal skin)’Chen 86 TuMQ: 8.2.6

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #595, *s-lwa ‘SKIN’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/595

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-595,
  title  = {{*s-lwa 'SKIN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #595},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/595}
}