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#5558 PTB *glyaːk THUNDERBOLT / LIGHTNING

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

For a discussion of possible alternative etymologies, see HPTB:373-374.

This root is reconstructed as PLB *trek in LTSR #67.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51499455582012gleːkthunderbolt / lightning*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5900
53351555581732gleːkthunderbolt*Kuki-Naga31NE Indian Areal Group0Benedict 72 STCSTCp.410
50135555581920kreekLIGHTNING / THUNDER*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC13240
44800455581927keaklightning, thunderSizang681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC13240
44800355581926kêʔlightning, thunderThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC13240
29352055581509kɛ̀ʔthunderThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Thirumalai 72THI1972600
29337855581509kɛ́ʔthunderThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Thirumalai 72THI1972560
44800255581925keek¹thunderboltTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC13240
31399055581778keːk¹thunderboltTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB5870
62219055581414glekmeteorite, thunderboltAsho691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC410
44800055581923ṭêekthunderboltLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC13240
44799955581947treeklightning, thunderLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC13240
44800155581924ṭêekthunderbolt, a meteoritenLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC13240
31398955581779TeːkthunderboltLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB5870
2334965558982trêekthunderboltLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Løffler 85 PaaLL-PRPL0
233494m,55581248ma◦tsèekthunderboltPaangkhua701.2.2Central Chin1Løffler 85 PaaLL-PRPL0
23349555581247tsèekthunderboltPaangkhua701.2.2Central Chin1Løffler 85 PaaLL-PRPL0
233497m,5558874pa◦chi◦<pa◦treekthunderboltLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1Løffler 85 PaaLL-PRPL0
332852473,5558839mû-thɛ̂ʔthunder and lightningLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 72 LTSRJAM-TSR670
3019142473,5558856mv̩³thɛ⁶thunderLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
3026612473,5558,5558856mv̩³thɛ⁶thɛ⁶thunderv.Lahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
1464525558234teh HSroar of thunder and crackle of lightningAkha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Matisoff 72 LTSRJAM-TSR670