*kwak

OLD

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

The fit between the Bodic and Kiranti forms is very good, but further confirmation of this etymon would be welcome.

Reflexes & cognates6 reflexes · 2 subgroups

2.1.2Bodic3

Tshona (Mama)kɔk¹³po⁵³suffix ‘old (of people)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 857.6

Tshona (Mama)kɔk¹³po⁵³suffix ‘old (things)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 867.6

Cuona Menbakɔk³⁵po⁵³suffix ‘used / old’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1051.06

2.3.2Southern Kiranti3

BantawabuDhaloanword◦khok◦pasuffix ‘old man’Rai 85 BnDs

Bantawakhok◦masuffix ‘old woman’Rai 85 BnDs

Bantawakhok◦pasuffix ‘old man’Rai 85 BnDs

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #7187, *kwak ‘OLD’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/7187

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

References: JAM

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-7187,
  title  = {{*kwak 'OLD'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #7187},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/7187}
}