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#3437 PTB *k(r/w)ak EGG / TESTICLE

This etymon appears in only a few NE Indian Areal Group and Himalayish languages. Thulung reflects medial *‑w‑ rather than *‑r‑. This root is quite distinct from the coincidentally nearly homophonous etymon #1606 PTB *k‑rak FOWL / CHICKEN (cf. Bokar po‑rok ‘chicken’, WB krak ‘id.’), despite the fact that many languages have an association between ‘chicken’ and ‘penis’ (cf. Spanish polla 1. ‘chicken’ 2. [Slang] ‘penis’).

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
5034091604,34371987du-jãeggDeori/Deuri831.7.1.4Deori1Jacquesson 05 DeuriFJ-LD0
1676341604,3437513du-jā²eggDeori/Deuri831.7.1.4Deori1unknownDeuri0
2939561604,3437514du◦jaeggDeori/Deuri831.7.1.4Deori1Brown 95WBB-Deuri650
1719251603,3437807ao◦kiakeggKonyak851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
500541284,3437,11811545le◦koak◦titesticleThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0
1281103437452kraktesticleChepang (Eastern)282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 90 CheQRC-ChepQ10.3.50
1281093437,m452krak◦punscrotumChepang (Eastern)282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 90 CheQRC-ChepQ10.3.40