STEDT Etymon #5871
6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.9 Undoing > 6.9.3 Chop, slice
#5871 PTB *n-kra-k ⪤ *n-(k)wa-k CRACK / RIFT / SPLIT (provisional) |
Should perhaps be merged with #4269 PKC *kak CRACK / REND / SPLIT, also possibly with #5302 PKC *khleek‑I, khleʔ‑II SPLIT / CRACK.
坼 chè *Nə‑qʰˁ‹r›ak ‘crack, split, break, chap (v.)’
隙 xì *kʰrak {[k]ʰrak} ‘crack, crevice, gap, rift; discord’