1.0 The Body > 1.9 Reproductive System > 1.9.2 Birth

#92 PTB *(k/g)ak BORN / BREATH / LIFE
Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root has so far been discovered only in Tangkhulic, Lepcha, and Kiranti (Thulung). The Thulung allofams with voiced vs. voiceless initials reflect a simplex/causative distinction: ‘be born’ (with g‑) / ‘give birth’ (with k‑).

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
528986922031kʰakbreath*Tangkhulic661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk5520
525411m,922023ʔa-kʰoʔbreathHuishu661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.2720
524932m,922022ʔa-kʰakbreathKachai661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.2540
171709921471khakbreatheTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
114647921472khakbreath / lifeTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
11464992,s1472khak-kasuibreath / lifeTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
11464892,m1472khak-khābreath / lifeTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
305171921470khəkbreathTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV850
620768m,922024ʔə-kʰabreathTusom661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkBodyParts.2650
525885922025kʰak-sujbreathUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
525884m,922025ʔa-kʰakbreathUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
526900m,922025ʔa-kʰɐkbreathUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
504747921988gekbornbe v.Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Plaisier 07 LepchaHP-GL0
49448921545gəks-born, beThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0
4944992,m,m1545gək◦siu◦machildbirth, woman inThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0
49770921545kəks-birth, giveThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0