STEDT
STEDT #107

*b-ris

DRAW / PICTURE

Connections

Chinese comparandum

OC *bi̯wət, GSR #502a ‘writing pencil’; B & S 2011: *m-rut {*[m-]rut}; Mand. .
OC *pli̯ət, GSR #502d ‘writing pencil’; B & S 2011: *p.rut {p.[r]ut}; Mand. .

Cf. #110 PTB *rit DRAW / BOUNDARY. In Chinese, has the additional sense ‘write (v.)’.

Also cf. , comparandum for #2616 PTB *b-rəy DRAW / MARK / BOUNDARY.

Reflexes & cognates5 reflexes · 2 subgroups

2.1.2.1Tibetan5

Tibetan (Written)bris ‘picture (drawn / painted)’Benedict 72 STC: 429
Tibetan (Written)ris ‘figure, form, design’LaPolla 87: 181
Tibetan (Written)ris ‘figure, form, design’Benedict 72 STC: 429

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #107, *b-ris ‘DRAW / PICTURE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/107
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: HPTB p.441
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-107,
  title  = {{*b-ris 'DRAW / PICTURE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #107},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/107}
}