STEDT Etymon #5821
6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.8 Striking, hitting verbs
#5821 PTB *k(r)uk KNOCK / STRIKE (provisional) |
叩 OC *k’u; GSR #110d ‘strike, knock, attack (v.); arrest (v.); perform (an obeisance)’; Schuessler 2009: 10-3d *khôʔ/h; B & S 2011: (*kʰˁoʔ‑s); Mand. kòu.
扣 OC *k’u; GSR #110e ‘strike (v.); button, buckle (v., n.)’; Schuessler 2009: 10-3e *khôʔ/h; B & S 2011: *kʰˁoʔ‑s {kʰˁ(r)oʔ‑s}; Mand. kòu.
Schuessler 2009:10-3d/e compares 叩/扣 kòu with WB khok ‘knock, rap’.