*s-lwap

SKIN

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

The Tamangic and Nungic forms show preemption by the *s- prefix.

This root resembles #595 PTB *s-lwa SKIN, and perhaps should be merged with it in the future.

Reflexes & cognates3 reflexes · 3 subgroups

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1

Wanchoho#589 PTB *kwa ‘SKIN’-lop ‘skin’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish2

*TGTMᴬsjop ‘snake skin’Mazaudon 94 These: 992

Tamang (Taglung)ʃjop ‘snake skin’Mazaudon 94 These: 992

4Nungic1

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)kɔɹ⁵⁵morpheme sɔp⁵⁵ ‘scalp’Sun H 82 Dul

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #598, *s-lwap ‘SKIN’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/598

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

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-598,
  title  = {{*s-lwap 'SKIN'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #598},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/598}
}