2.0 Animals and Animal Verbs > 2.2 Other Animals > 2.2.6 Insects, Arachnids, and Worms

#2197 PTB *s-diːk SCORPION / CRAB / SHRIMP

R.S. Cook (p.c., 2002) has noted the similarity of these forms to the reflexes of #645 PTB *t(u/i)k FROG, another ‘verminous / venomous species’.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
720042197182(s-)diːk|scorpion*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC560
51484521972012s-|diːkscorpion / crab / shrimp*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5860
695462197984tiːtscorpionLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC560
6213591455,21972240na-thushrimp / scorpionDimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB4960
695471455,2197579na-tikshrimpGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Benedict 72 STCSTC560
695442197,s1578sdig-pascorpionTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Benedict 72 STCSTC560
695452197,m1578sdig-srincrab, crawfishTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Benedict 72 STCSTC560
695482197,m,m900dik lăŋ jikscorpionLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Benedict 72 STCSTC560
507247m,2197,2178,m1997mè tsì-bò lòscorpion [m-bug]Qiang (Mianchi)343.2Qiangic1Evans 99 QiangJPE-SQiang4470