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*sey

FRUIT / ROSE / ROUND OBJECT
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*ze ‘FRUIT’JS-HCST: 107
Kuki-Chin*thay ‘FRUIT’PKC #387
Kuki-Chin*ʔaar-θii ⪤ *-sii ‘STAR’
Central Naga (Ao Group)*a-sej ‘FRUIT / SEED’PCN #056
Tangkhulic*tʰej ‘FRUIT’DRM#404
Karenic*saᴮ ‘FRUIT’TL#128

Connections

HPTB*sey ‘fruit / rose / round object’pp. 31, 33, 129, 206

Notes

This morpheme frequently occurs as the last constituent in compounds referring to round or spherical objects, e.g. HEART (cf. Lahu ni-ma-šī).

Many rGyalrongic forms seem to reflect proto-rGyalrongic *t-sey.

Reflexes & cognates497 reflexes · 49 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)5

*Tibeto-Burmansey ‘fruit / rose / round object’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 612

1.1.1Tani1

1.1.1.1Western Tani23

Apataniaprefix-ji ‘fruit’Sun J 93 HCST
Apataniaprefix-ji ‘fruit’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniàprefix- (ar-me) ‘fruit’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniaprefix-ji-a-tu ‘fruit bud’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanihomorpheme-lamorpheme aprefix-ji ‘fruit’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniko-ma-laIndic loanword àprefix-ji ‘orange’Sun J 93 Tani
Apataniómorpheme-mimorpheme-tamorpheme áprefix-ji ‘papaya’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanipìnmorpheme-tamorpheme aprefix-ji ‘gourd’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanitamorpheme-kʰrjomorpheme aprefix-ji ‘walnut’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniaprefix-siː v‘bear fruit’Sun J 93 Tani
BengnigamTibetan loanword-buTibetan loanword aprefix-siː ‘peach (fruit)’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnikumorpheme-raːmorpheme raːmorpheme-siː ‘acorn’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarimorpheme-kiːmorpheme morpheme-siː ‘wild berry’Sun J 93 Tani
Galoaprefixse ‘fruit’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Galoaprefix ‘fruit’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Nishingaprefixse ‘fruit’Das Gupta 69 Daf

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani4

Milangaprefixci ‘fruit’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangaprefixsi ‘fruit’Tayeng 76 Mil

1.1.2Deng3

Darang [Taraon]xɑ³¹prefix po⁵⁵morpheme tiɑi⁵³ ‘heart’Sun H 80 MLD
Darang [Taraon]xɑ³¹prefixpo⁵⁵morphemetiɑi⁵³ n‘heart’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0144.22
Darang [Taraon]xɑ³¹prefixpo⁵⁵morphemetiɑi⁵³ ‘heart’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 272.49

1.2.1.1Northern Chin11

Paiteaak-si ‘star’also contains *s-karVanBik 09 PKC: 507
Paitethei ‘fruit’VanBik 09 PKC: 387
Sizangāk sī ‘star’also contains *s-karVanBik 09 PKC: 507
Thadothéi ‘fruit’Thirumalai 72: 55
Thadothêy ‘fruit’VanBik 09 PKC: 387
Thadoʔàʔ sîi ‘star’also contains *s-karVanBik 09 PKC: 507
Tiddim-aːk ˋsiː n‘star’also contains *s-karHenderson 65 TidC
Tiddimaːk² si¹ ‘star’also contains *s-karVanBik 09 PKC: 507
Tiddimaːk² si¹ ‘star’also contains *s-karBhaskararao 96 CDB: 33
Tiddimleːng²morpheme thei¹ ‘pineapple ("pineapple fruit")’VanBik 09 PKC: 387

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin15

Ashotʻeˊ́ ‘fruit’VanBik 09 PKC: 387
Cho (Mindat)ai-hli ‘star’also contains *s-karVanBik 09 PKC: 507
Khumiatháy ‘fruit’VanBik 09 PKC: 387
Khumik-á-sii ‘star’also contains *s-karVanBik 09 PKC: 507

1.2.3Maraic2

Lakher [Mara]àw-sī ‘star’also contains *s-karVanBik 09 PKC: 507
Lakher [Mara]théi n‘fruit, a berry’VanBik 09 PKC: 387

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)10

*Central Nagaaprefix-sej ‘FRUIT / SEED’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.056
Lotha Nagaprefix-thiʔ³ n.‘fruit, seed’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.056
Lotha Nagaeprefixthi ‘fruit’Marrison 67 Naga
Yimchungrüaprefixso ‘fruit’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group10

Sema [Sumi]achokughumorphemethi ‘testicle’Achumi 98: 10.3.5
Sema [Sumi]aprefixkhamorphemeti ‘fruit’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]aprefixpimorphemethi n‘seed’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]koghomorphemeti ‘fig’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]²aprefix²ximorpheme²thi ‘seedling’Weidert 87 TBTo: 148a

1.3.4Tangkhulic18

Huishuʔamorpheme-tʰəmorpheme-tʰu ‘fruit’Mortensen 12 Tk: ToneMin.013
Kachaiʔamorpheme-tʰi ‘fruit (general)’Mortensen 12 Tk: Plants.053
Tangkhulaprefixthei ‘fruit’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhulmamorphemethei ‘bear (fruit)’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhulthəy ‘fruit’Bhat 69 TNV: 89
Tangkhul¹əprefix²thei ‘fruit’Weidert 87 TBTo: 32
Tusomʔəmorpheme-tχa ‘fruit’Mortensen 12 Tk: Plants.053
Ukhrulʔamorpheme-tʰej ‘fruit; peas’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.4Meithei3

Meitheiuprefixhei ‘fruit’Marrison 67 Naga
Meitheiuprefixheiyan ‘bear (fruit)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.5Mikir [Karbi]6

Mikir [Karbi]the ⪤ athe ‘fruit’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Mikir [Karbi]the~athe ‘fruit’LaPolla 87: 102

1.7.1Bodo-Garo1

1.7.1.1Bodo18

Dimasabaprefixthai ‘fruit’Marrison 67 Naga
Dimasabaprefixthai ‘fruit’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 046
Dimasabaprefixthai ‘fruit’LaPolla 87: 102
Dimasabaprefixthai ‘fruit’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Dimasamimorphemethai ‘heart’Marrison 67 Naga
Dimasathai v‘bear fruit’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 046
Dimasathai v‘bear fruit’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Kokborokprefix=tʰay ‘fruit’Tripuri 88
Kokborokbəʔmorpheme-tay ‘heart’Tripuri 88
Kokboroktʰa-li#1284 PTB *m-ley ⪤ *m-li ‘PENIS’MesorootsPL *(n)-li² ‘PENIS’Allofams114 #1285 PTB *m-(l/n)ey ⪤ *m-li ‘PENIS’114a #1284 PTB *m-ley ⪤ *m-li ‘PENIS’114b #545 PTB *m-ney ‘PENIS’ ‘banana’Literally “penis-fruit” (p.c. Prashanta Tripura 1987).Tripuri 88
Mechebimorphemetaiʔ ‘fruit’Weidert 87 TBTo: 32
Mechebimorphemetaiʔ-sammorphemetaiʔ ‘fruit’Weidert 87 TBTo: 278

1.7.1.2Garo3

Garothe ⪤ bithe ‘fruit’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Garothe~bithe ‘fruit’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 046
Garothe~bithe ‘fruit’LaPolla 87: 102

1.7.1.3Koch1

Atongthai• n‘fruit’van Breugel 08 Atong

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian2

1.7.3.1Jingpho10

Jingpho~əsì ‘fruit’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 046
Jingphosi~əsi ‘fruit’LaPolla 87: 102
Jingphosi³¹ ‘bear fruit’Liu 84
Jingphosi³¹ v.‘bear (fruit)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1439.19
Jingphosi³¹si³¹ ‘bear fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 790.47
Jingphosi⪤əsi ‘fruit’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Jingphoəsì v‘bear fruit’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 046
Jingphoəsi si v‘bear fruit’Benedict 72 STC: 57

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

Bunanakhamorpheme phugmorphemetsi ‘anus / rectum’Sharma, S.R. 91 Bu: 9.12

2.1.2.1Tibetan7

Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)shi tokmorpheme ‘fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 213.5
Tibetan (Written)se-bamorphemegse-bamorphemebse-bamorpheme ‘rose-bush, rose’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Tibetan (Written)se-brumorpheme ‘pomegranate’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Tibetan (Written)se-yabmorpheme ~ bse-yabmorpheme ‘fig’Benedict 72 STC: 57

2.3.2Southern Kiranti6

Bantawasi ‘bear fruit’Rai 85 BnDs
Bantawasi(siwa) ‘fruit’Rai 85 BnDs
Bantawasiwa ‘fruit’Rai 85 BnDs
Kulungsey-emorpheme v.‘bear fruit [it bears fruit]’Rai 75 Kul

2.3.3Central Kiranti10

Dumidzamorphemesi ‘fruit’Driem 93 Dumi
Dumikariːmmorpheme-dzamorphemesi ‘<squash> the fruit of the labu siam, as opposed to the plant.’Driem 93 Dumi
Dumisiːmɨtnɨ ‘cause to bear fruit / to flower’Driem 93 Dumi
Dumisiːnɨ v‘bear fruit, bear flower’Driem 93 Dumi

2.3.4Western Kiranti16

Bahingsi-tśimorpheme ‘fruit’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Hayuse v.‘fruit’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Hayuse ~ si ‘fruit’Benedict 72 STC: 57
Hayuse~si ‘fruit’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 046

3.2Qiangic19

Pumi (Qinghua)sɐ¹³morphemesy⁵⁵ ‘fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 213.11
Qiang (Longxi)sɨ́loanword tsɨ̀loanword-ɕì mìmorpheme ‘persimmon [b-fruit]’Evans 99 Qiang: 500
Qiang (Longxi)tshuámorpheme lə̀morpheme-ɕì mìmorpheme ‘peach (wild) [m-fruit]’Evans 99 Qiang: 495
Qiang (Longxi)ɕì mìmorpheme ‘fruit’Evans 99 Qiang: 474
Qiang (Mawo)siʴ mi dʐu ‘bear fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 790.8
Qiang (Mianchi)piàmorpheme sè múmorpheme-phòmorpheme ‘pear tree’Evans 99 Qiang: 480
Qiang (Mianchi)sè mùmorpheme ‘fruit’Evans 99 Qiang: 474
Qiang (Mianchi)ʂɛ̀ dʐǎ ‘produce fruit’Evans 99 Qiang: 2062
Qiang (Taoping)sie⁵⁵mə⁵⁵ ‘fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 213.9
Qiang (Taoping)sie⁵⁵mə⁵⁵dʐɑ²⁴¹ ‘bear fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 790.9
Queyu (Xinlong)(ɕe⁵⁵tye⁵⁵morpheme) ta⁵⁵morphemerma⁵⁵morpheme v.‘ripe, be (fruit)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1638.13

3.3rGyalrongic1

3.3.1rGyalrong47

rGyalrong (Maerkang Bola (A))tə22morpheme ɕi44 ‘fruit of tree’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0320
rGyalrong (Lixian Jiabi)morpheme'ɕək̚ ‘fruit’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0318
rGyalrong (Lixian Miyalo)morpheme'ʃəʔ ‘fruit’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 0318
rGyalrong (Lixian Xuecheng Jiamizhai)wumorpheme ʂɿ morpheme-ʦʰamorpheme v‘bear fruit’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1421
rGyalrongwumorpheme ʃi morpheme ndzokmorpheme ‘bear fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 790.12
rGyalrong (Maerkang Soman)wumorpheme ʧʰᴇ v‘bear fruit’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1421
rGyalrong (Maerkang Bola (A))wu22morpheme ɕi44 kǝ22morpheme tsʰok22morpheme v‘bear fruit’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1421
rGyalrong (Maerkang Bola (B))wu22morpheme ʃik44 kǝ22morpheme tshok44morpheme v‘bear fruit’Nagano 2013 rGyDB: 1421
rGyalrong (Maerkang Bola (A))ɕu22 ntsʰo44 u44 ɕi24 ‘fruit’morpheme · morpheme · morpheme · morphemeNagano 2013 rGyDB: 0318

5Tujia1

Tujia (Southern)jiaɨ⁵⁵Chinese loanword tsi²¹ ‘kidney’Tian 86

6.1.1Burmish33

Burmese (Written) v.‘bear fruit’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)sī: ‘bear (fruit)’Marrison 67 Naga
Burmese (Written)thɑsmorpheme thi³ ‘fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 213.39
Burmese (Written)ɑ¹prefixtθi³ nveg‘fruit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0378.26
Burmese (Written)əprefix- ‘fruit’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)əprefix ‘fruit’Weidert 87 TBTo: 278
Burmese (Written)əprefix ‘fruit’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 046
Hpun (Northern)ăprefixʃì(h) ‘fruit’Henderson 86 Hpun
Langsu (Luxi)ʃi³⁵ v.‘bear (fruit)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1439.31
Marmaəprefixθí ‘fruit’Huziwara 08 Sak: 74
Maru [Langsu]ʃi³⁵tsɔi³¹ ‘bear fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 790.43
Atsi [Zaiwa]ʃi²¹tsui²¹ ‘bear fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 790.42

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish17

Nusu (Northern)ʂɿ⁵⁵ʂɿ⁵⁵ ‘fruit’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Dafang)se³³mo³³ ‘fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 213.22

6.1.2.2Central Loloish81

Lahuímorpheme ‘fruit’Weidert 87 TBTo: 278
Lahu (Lancang)i³⁵morphemeɕi¹¹ nveg‘fruit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0378.43
Lahu (Lancang)ɔ³¹morphemeɕi¹¹ɕi¹¹ v.‘bear (fruit)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1439.43
Lahu (Black)i³⁵morphemesi¹¹ ‘fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 213.33
Lahu (Black)nàʔloanword-wɛ̄loanword-šī ‘candy’Matisoff 88 DL: 756
Lahu (Black)#545 PTB *m-ney ‘PENIS’Allofams114 #1285 PTB *m-(l/n)ey ⪤ *m-li ‘PENIS’114a #1284 PTB *m-ley ⪤ *m-li ‘PENIS’114b #545 PTB *m-ney ‘PENIS’--phɨ#1611 PTB *kʷəy ‘NEST / WOMB / PLACENTA’ ‘scrotum’Lahu phɨ occurs in many other Lahu compounds, including á-thɔ-phɨ ‘scabbard; sheath’ (“knife-nest”), ú-gɛ̂-phɨ ‘pillow-case’, khá-cè-phɨ ‘quiver for arrows’, yɨ̀ʔ-phɨ ‘bed’ (“sleep-nest”), lìʔ-phɨ ‘envelope’, etc.Matisoff 87 BP
Lahu (Yellow)morphemeka⁶morphemephv̩³#5797 PLB *pu ‘PUMPKIN / GOURD’ɕi⁵ ‘bottle gourd’Chang 86
Lahu (Yellow)morphemetɛ¹morphemeɕi⁵ ‘pumpkin’Chang 86
Lisu (Northern)sɤ²¹ N‘fruit; anything small and roundish; son and daughter (extended meaning)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisusɯ³¹lɯ̱³³bɯ³³ n‘persimmon’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0395.40
Lisu (Northern)tsɯ⁵⁵morphemesɤ²¹ ‘fruit of chestnut’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisutɕhe̱³¹morphemele̱³¹morphemesɯ³¹ n‘grape’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0396.40
Sani [Nyi]ne⁴⁴#681 PTB *s-myak ‘EYE’MesorootsPCN *mjak ⪤ *hmik ‘EYE’PLB *s-myak ‘EYE’Allofams1 #33 PTB *s-myak ⪤ *s-mik ‘EYE’1a #682 PTB *s-mik ‘EYE’1b #681 PTB *s-myak ‘EYE’ sɿ¹¹ tsɿ⁴⁴morpheme mɑ³³morpheme n̩⁴⁴morpheme ‘eyeball’Ma 89 SanQ: 320.4
Yi (Sani)sz̩¹¹mɒ³³ nveg‘fruit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0378.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish55

Akha (Thai)áprefixshì ‘fruit’Hansson 89 AHKP: 140
Akhaáprefixshì ‘fruit’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 046
Akhaáprefix ‘fruit’Weidert 87 TBTo: 278
Akhashì ‘fruit’Hansson 89 AHKP: 140
Bisunɯŋba(sɯ̀) ‘heart’also contains *s/k-niŋsuffixBradley 9x Bisu
Bisusɯ̀ clf‘fruit’Bradley 9x Bisu
Hani (Dazhai)a⁵⁵prefixsi³¹ ‘fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 213.31
Hani (Dazhai)a⁵⁵prefixsi³¹si³¹ ‘bear fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 790.31
Hani (Lüchun)áprefixshỳ ‘fruit’Hansson 89 AHKP: 140
Hani (Lüchun)a⁵⁵prefixsi³¹ nveg‘fruit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0378.41
Hani (Lüchun)a⁵⁵prefixsi³¹si³¹ v.‘bear (fruit)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1439.41
Hani (Pijo)ɔ̀prefix shì ‘fruit’Hansson 89 AHKP: 140
Hani (Caiyuan)ɔ³¹prefixsɿ³¹ ‘fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 213.30
Hani (Caiyuan)ɔ³¹prefixsɿ³¹sɿ³¹ ‘bear fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 790.30
Hani (Gelanghe)a⁵⁵prefixsi³¹ ‘fruit’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Gelanghe)a⁵⁵prefixsi³¹si³¹ ‘bear fruit’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Wordlist)alprefixsiiq ‘fruit’Hansson 89 AHKP: 140
Hani (Shuikui)ɔ³¹prefixɕi³¹ ‘fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 213.32
Hani (Shuikui)ɕi³¹ ‘bear fruit’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 790.32
Hani (Khatu)àprefix shì ‘fruit’Hansson 89 AHKP: 140
Hani (Mojiang)ɔ³¹prefixɕi³¹ nveg‘fruit’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0378.42
Hani (Mojiang)ɔ³¹prefixɕi³¹ɕi³¹ v.‘bear (fruit)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1439.42
Mpiʔɑ²prefixsɯ² ‘fruit’Hansson 89 AHKP: 140
Mpiʔɑ²prefixsɯ² ‘fruit’Srinuan 76
Côông [Phunoi]khɔmorpheme ‘kidney’Matisoff 87 BP
Côông [Phunoi]kʰo³³morpheme si¹¹ ‘kidney’Bradley xx Phu
Côông [Phunoi]lon³³morpheme si¹¹ ‘nipple’Bradley xx Phu
Côông [Phunoi]lə̆bɑ³³morpheme si¹¹ ‘heart’Bradley xx Phu

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1019, *sey ‘FRUIT / ROSE / ROUND OBJECT’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1019
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#057, HPTB pp.31, 33, 129, 206
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1019,
  title  = {{*sey 'FRUIT / ROSE / ROUND OBJECT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1019},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1019}
}