6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.8 Striking, hitting verbs

#1799 PTB *twak BITE / CHEW / PECK AT / HOOK ONTO

STC suggests a connection between this root and #601 PTB *m/s‑tuːk SPIT, a key form being Karbi iŋ‑tok ‘to spit, dart, peck, bite (as a snake), spittle’. For now, however, we are treating #601 PTB *m/s‑tuːk SPIT as a separate etymon.

This root is very likely related to #2709 PTB *m/r‑tuk CUT / KNOCK / POUND.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
155314632,1799334fi-tuktooth (incisor)Bengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1290511799661tʰu⁵⁵bitevIdu61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 IduQSHK-Idu3.10.70
1290431799,m661tʰu⁵⁵gɹe⁵⁵hold in mouthvIdu61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 IduQSHK-Idu3.7.140
353661799,s659tʰu◦gabiteIdu61.1.2Deng1Pulu 78JP-Idu0
621604p,17992247n̩¹-tʃə³-peck (of bird), bite (of snake)v.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 SuppCNDWB-CNSD0
2377261799429takbitevChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
783411799435takbitev.Chang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN5570
796491799425dhyok-bite / sting (snake)Chamling762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Winter 85WW-Cham120
1287281799,1799562htɑ³³ htɑ⁵⁵chewErsu343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ErsQSHK-ErsCQ0
2073291799,1799561htɑ³³htɑ⁵⁵chewErsu343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC536.180
415941m,1799,17991813na³³ta⁵³ta³³chewv.Lyuzu343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1424.180
20725317991147nthɛ³⁵biteNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC535.190
12991417991146ntʰɛ³⁵bitev.Namuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 NamQSHK-NamuQ3.10.70
409559m,17991844mi³³nthæ³⁵bite (mosquito)v.Namuyi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1279.460
431367m,17991844mi³¹nthæ³⁵bitev.Namuyi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1753.460
515960p,17992011m-tukᴴpeck / strike / hook onto*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6150
4385317991665tʰo³³biteYi (Nanjian)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
1035417991667tʰu̱³³biteYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 79 YiChCSL-YIzd0
2072861799696thɐ⁵⁵biteJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC535.340
143761799698tʰø⁴⁴chewJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA20410
410911799700tʰə⁵⁵biteJinuo (Youle)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Gai 86JZ-Jinuo0
143511799698tʰʌ⁵⁵bite, sting (mosquito)Jinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA18280
144481799698tʰʌ⁵⁵biteJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA25210
145791799697tʰʌ⁵⁵bite, sting (mosquito)Jinuo (Baka)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinBDQ-JinB18280
146641799697tʰʌ⁵⁵biteJinuo (Baka)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinBDQ-JinB25210
144491799,m698tʰʌ⁵⁵ kʰa³¹bite hold ofJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA25220
146651799,m697tʰʌ⁵⁵ kʰa³¹bite hold ofJinuo (Baka)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinBDQ-JinB25220
42793517991841thɔ⁵³pulse / beatv.Lahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1679.430
42280617991841thɔ⁵⁴knock / strikev.Lahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1571.430
1463641799838thɔ̂ʔpeck; strike with curved instru-Lahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB3380
1464231799839thɔ̂ʔpeck (as fowl) / strike (as snake)Lahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 72 LTSRJAM-TSR150
512911799344thə̀biteBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Beaudouin 88 BisuPB-Bisu280
1422051799346thɤ̀bitevBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley 9x BisuDB-Bisu0
13423217991299(thɔ̀)biteHani (Pijo)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL5440
404451799628tʰɔ̱³¹biteHani (Caiyuan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
1342311799784(thɔ̀)biteHani (Khatu)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL5440
167091799,m1285tʰe³³ ce³³biteCôông [Phunoi]486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley xx PhuDB-Phunoi0
51714117991999ʈʰæ˧˥bitev.Laze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze124580
51405517991998ʈʰæ˧˥bitev.Na (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze10
20725817991676tha¹³biteNaxi (Yongning)436.2Naxi1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC535.290
12654717991157tʰa³³biteNaxi (Eastern)436.2Naxi1He 85JZ-Naxi0

Chinese comparandum

Comment: Cf. the etyma 觸 chù ‘butt, knock against’, 椓 zhuó ‘beat, strike’, and 啄 zhuó ‘peck’, members of a larger set of comparanda for #2709 PTB *m/r‑tuk CUT / KNOCK / POUND, q.v.