6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.10 Loss, separation > 6.10.4 Intentional separation - Sort

#2307 PTB *d-kew SCRATCH

This root is called ‘Proto-Kuki-Naga’ in STC p. 68. The reconstructed d‑ prefix is apparently motivated by the Lakher (Mara) tśə‑ prefix.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51517423072012d-|kewscratch*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB2310
31603223071779kheipick out or dig out (as a thorn)vLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB25590
5509232307,2307984kheuʔ~kheipick (as a sore), dig out (as a thorn)v.Lushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTCp.680
550922m,2307877tśə◦kheipick (as a sore), dig out (as a thorn)v.Lakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1Benedict 72 STCSTCp.680
621143m,m,23072024kʰə-tə-kuscratchTusom661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkVerbs.1130
248603m,23071062ar◦kescratch the soil for grain (birds)vMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0