2.0 Animals and Animal Verbs > 2.1 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac > 2.1.6 Reptiles and Amphibians > 2.1.6.2 Frog/Toad

#2574 PTB *prwak TOAD

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root was reconstructed as the binome *u‑p(h)rok for “Proto-Kuki-Naga” in STC p. 41. The putative Thakali cognate makes it possible to reconstruct the second syllable for PTB. For the first syllable, see the PKC root #4487 PKC *ʔuu FROG / TOAD.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
6187024487,25741732u-p(h)roktoad*Kuki-Naga31NE Indian Areal Group0Benedict 72 STCSTCp.410
4439524487,25741930u phoktoadPaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC4870
4439514487,25741926ú phôʔfrog, toad (on land, can go in water for short while)Thado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC4870
5335144487,25741515u-phoʔtoadThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTCp.410
2929774487,25741509ū◦phɔ̀ʔfrogThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Thirumalai 72THI1972350
4439504487,25741925ui¹ phuk³frogTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC4870
3155474487,25741778ui¹ phuk³frogTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB19150
5335134487,2574984u-ṭoktoadLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTCp.410
2704562574,m1520poh◦TotoadnThakali232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN03a.0670
686502574,m1531poh◦ʈotoadThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak3.A.670