Reconstruction:Proto-Bodish/tʰep

This Proto-Bodish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bodish

Etymology

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Verb

*tʰep

  1. to throw, cast

Reconstruction notes

  • Bodt's gloss "spit"[1] is not very accurate, since the Tibetan verb has a far wider semantic range.

Descendants

  • Tibetic
    • Tibetan: འདེབས ('debs), ཐེབས (thebs)
  • Dakpa-Dzala
    • Dakpa: ཏེབ (tep /⁠tep53⁠/)
  • East Bodish

References

  1. ^ Bodt, Timotheus Adrianus (2023) “East Bodish revisited”, in Bulletin of Tibetology[1], volume 54, number 1, Gangtok: Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, →ISSN, page 91