1.0 The Body > 1.9 Reproductive System > 1.9.2 Birth

#3480 PTB *(p/b)(i/u)k BORN / GIVE BIRTH

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root may well be related to #3488 PTB *(p/b)uk HATCH (egg).

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
154492m,3480334(kuː) bɯŋbirth, giveBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani 1
61941934802229pukSPRING FORTH / ORIGINATE / BE BORN*Central Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.2600
619592p,34802226a³-puk³originate, spring forthv.Ao (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.2600
62021834802231pok²-be bornv.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.2600
2371713480963pokbirth, givevLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
6176573480,s2220pok◦chobornLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Murry 78LLC-ALV110
23718734801041pokbirth, giveMeithei131.4Meithei1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
10679p,1864,3480,s1040ə◦ŋaŋ pok◦pəbirth, givev.Meithei131.4Meithei1Singh 91 MeiQCYS-Meithei10.4.15 2
2371683480429pukbirth, giveChang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
23717634801281bühbirth, givePhom851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
7774934801283bəʔbirth, givevPhom851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN455 3
48866534801978bɯʔ³³give birthPhom851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Burling 98 PhomBP-PPWL0
22020234801088phokbloomTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC789.70
3937434801085pʰek⁵⁵birth, give (of an animal)v.Tsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
795463480328puk-birth, give (medical)v.Bantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 84 BnDcWW-Bant590
797123480,s425puk-(a)birth, give (animal)v.Chamling762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Winter 85WW-Cham290
725333480,s547bɨk◦nɨbirth, give (of non-humans)vDumi772.3.3Central Kiranti1Driem 93 DumiSVD-Dum0
2336231012,3480653ăsă phóʔbirth, giveHpun (Northern)446.1.1Burmish1Henderson 86 HpunEJAH-Hpun 4

^ 1.
Bengni ‑ŋ is unexplained.
^ 2.
Meithei ə ŋaŋ ‘child’ (cf. Lhoba aŋaː, Yi (Dafang) a³³ŋa⁵⁵, as well as set #90 PTB *m/s‑ŋa‑y SMALL / INFERIOR / OFFSPRING).
^ 3.
W.T. French (1983:455) assigned Phom bəʔ to PNN *ʔ‑bəw; see #1811 PTB *ʔ‑bu*pu BORN / BIRTH / BUD / BLOOM.
^ 4.
ăsă means “child”.