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STEDT #1125

*ti

BODY

Reconstruction analysis

handletiinitialtrhymeicoverT · V

Notes

This root seems to be confined to the final syllable of compounds, both in TB and in Chinese.

A similar root, #1126 PTB *tsyi BODY, which usually occurs in non-final position in compounds, may be allofamically related.

Another possible co-allofam is #1243 PTB *m-di BUTTOCKS / HIPS / FLESHY PART / WAIST / BACK.

Reflexes & cognates17 reflexes · 6 subgroups

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Hani (Shuikui)ɔ⁵⁵prefix ti⁵⁵ ‘meat, flesh’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1125, *ti ‘BODY’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1125
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: Ch. chars.; ?⪤?*tši, GSR 597i
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1125,
  title  = {{*ti 'BODY'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1125},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1125}
}