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#8 PTB *t(s)ak BODY

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This etymon has reflexes ranging from an affricate ts‑ (Lotha), to a simple dental stop t‑ or th‑, to a dental sibilant (Mizo, Nocte), to an h‑ (Meithei, Moyon, Maring). [For a similar range of reflexes, cf. #2742 PTB *(t)sum MORTAR.

We can assume a development in Meithei from *ts‑ to *s‑ to h‑; the Moyon and Maring forms might well be borrowings from Meithei.

VanBik reconstructs a binome *tak‑shaa for Proto-Kuki-Chin, where the second element is the general etymon PTB *sya MEAT / FLESH / ANIMAL.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
2268881053zaʔbodyMiji31NE Indian Areal Group0Simon 79 MijiIMS-Miji0
5666299,81070din-takfleshMilang741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Tayeng 76 MilAT-MPB0
50022781920takFLESH*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1960
5002128,341920tak-shaaBODY*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1810
4423968,341930tak sabodyPaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1810
4423958,341926tàʔ sâabodyThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1810
442466m,81925saë taköfleshTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1960
4423948,341925tak³ sa¹bodyTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1810
3152578,341778tak³ sa¹bodyTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB16730
44246581947takflesh, bodyLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1960
4423918,341947tak-sàabodyLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1810
4423928,341923tàk-sâabodyLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1810
1140398,12978sak-rongbodyLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
4423938,341924tàk sâbodyLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1810
1140418,34978tak-sabodyLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety 1
3152568,341779tak-sabodyLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB16730
1652028,34976tak◦sabodyLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1316858,363805tək mihbody hairKom Rem721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Toba 91 KRQT-KomRQ8.1.30
1314408,34805tək◦səbodyKom Rem721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Toba 91 KRQT-KomRQ1.10
1318138,34,m805tək◦sə bəkbody part measurementKom Rem721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Toba 91 KRQT-KomRQ130
131454p,p,27,8,34805ə◦kə◦tʰi tək◦səcorpse / dead bodyKom Rem721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Toba 91 KRQT-KomRQ1.140
1501858,61112hʌ̀k◦cáŋbodyMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon1.10
524088p,82030ʔə-táakfleshSorbung721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Mortensen 11 SorbungMK-SorbungBodyParts.0140
524266p,82030ʔə-tákmuscle (=flesh)Sorbung721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Mortensen 11 SorbungMK-SorbungBodyParts.2720
1651828,61019hak◦shangbodyMaring111.3“Naga” Areal Group0Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
621617p,82247o¹-tsək²bodyn.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 SuppCNDWB-CNSD0
6214648,m2247tsək²-ka²one (human)num.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 SuppCNDWB-CNSD0
165179p,8963o◦tsakbodyLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
617619p,82220o◦tsükbodyLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Murry 78LLC-ALV110
132603p,8965o◦tsukbody (general)Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Nienu 90 LotQVN-LothQ10
132604p,8965o◦tsukbodyLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Nienu 90 LotQVN-LothQ1.10
1652038,61041hak◦changbodyMeithei131.4Meithei1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL 2
1140458,61042hak◦chàngbodyMeithei131.4Meithei1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
103948,61040hək◦caŋbodyMeithei131.4Meithei1Singh 91 MeiQCYS-Meithei1.10
10410m,8,61040əsibə hək◦caŋcorpse / dead bodyMeithei131.4Meithei1Singh 91 MeiQCYS-Meithei1.140
16518581188sakbodyNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1140178913thakbodyLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
747288911thɔkbodyLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0

^ 1.
Lushai (Mizo) tak‑ ⪤ sak‑ reflects *s‑ ⪤ *ts‑.
^ 2.
Laryngeality of Meithei hak unexplained.