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STEDT #753

*m/p/s-(l/d)ap

ARM / HAND / WING
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlep/bukinitialp/brhymeukcoverP · T

Connections

Allofams

Notes

This well-established root is attested in the North Assam group and Himalayish. The basic allofam has a simple lateral initial, but several prefixes (p- and n-) are also attested. The initial is realized as a dental stop after the nasal prefix (see n-dap below). Possibly ultimately related is the root yaːp “wave, fan, paddle” [HPTB p.340]

There is a similar root #824 PTB *s-lap LEAF / LEAFLIKE PART (STC #321), with perhaps the same origin, the connection being the perceived flatness of leaves and wings.

No attested reflexes are linked to this etymon.

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #753, *m/p/s-(l/d)ap ‘ARM / HAND / WING’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/753
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: PAF
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-753,
  title  = {{*m/p/s-(l/d)ap 'ARM / HAND / WING'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #753},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/753}
}