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#2693 PTB *taːp ⪤ *m-daw CAPABLE / FIT / BEAUTIFUL

The Lolo-Burmese forms are derived from the allofam with final *‑w, suggesting a development from final labial stop to semivowel, as in Bodo-Garo.

The nasal prefix in the second allofam is attested by the voiced Lahu initial.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51593226932012taːpcapable / fit / beautiful*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6140
722862693182taːpcapable / fit / beautiful*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC3370
1685442693534thaufit for, suitable forvs.Dimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Benedict 72 STCSTC3370
71111m,2693579ni-tobeautiful, fitGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Benedict 72 STCSTC3370
2373032693669htapbeautifulJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
711102693685thapbeautifulJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC3370
711092693685thapcapable, quick, usefulJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC3370
3037872693,m686thap tsiŋbeautifulJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC73n2270
62135726932116thàpbeautifulJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB3400
3037912693409taufit, suitableBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC73n2270
3037922693844dɔfit, suitableLahu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Benedict 72 STCSTC73n2270