STEDT #1011
*s-r(i/u)ŋ
LONG / ELONGATE
Reconstruction analysis
handleriŋprefixsinitialrrhymeiŋcoverL · N
Intermediate reconstructions
rGyalrongic*s-k-riŋ ‘LONG’
Connections
HPTB*s-riŋ ‘long’pp. 280, 282, 296
See also#2612
Notes
This well-established root shows *-i- ⪤ -u- variation, with the latter variant characteristic of the Tamangic group.
rGyalrongic attests a velar prefix, which always appears between the *s- prefix and the root initial.
It is claimed in DL:1297 that Lahu yɨ̀ LONG and šɨ LENGTH appear not to descend from this root, since the rhyme *-iŋ usually goes to Lahu -ɛ not -ɨ. However, this is perhaps too strict since special vocalic reflexes frequently occur after sibilants in Loloish languages.
Reflexes & cognates179 reflexes · 16 subgroups
0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1
0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2
1.7.3.1Jingpho3
2.1.2Bodic8
2.1.2.1Tibetan15
Tibetan (Sherpa)'cheq#1010 PTB *tsay ‘TIME / LIFESPAN’ ring◦bumorpheme n‘life, long’Hale 73 CSD: 10a.13
2.1.3Lepcha1
2.1.4Tamangish17
2.1.5Dhimal1
3.2Qiangic10
3.3rGyalrongic4
3.3.1rGyalrong64
rGyalrong (Maerkang Bola (A))tʰǝ22morpheme ste44morpheme kǝ44morpheme skren22 ‘how long?’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 2071
6.1.1Burmish7
6.1.2.1Northern Loloish19
6.1.2.2Central Loloish19
Lahu (Black)šɨ ‘length; region’Lahu šɨ is an “extentive” noun derived from the adjectival verb yɨ̀. For the morphophonemics of exentive nouns, see Matisoff 1973/1982: 30-32.Matisoff 88 DL: 1228
6.1.2.3Southern Loloish2
6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish9
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #1011,
*s-r(i/u)ŋ ‘LONG / ELONGATE’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1011Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC#433
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1011,
title = {{*s-r(i/u)ŋ 'LONG / ELONGATE'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1011},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1011}
}