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STEDT #1786

*s-lu

MILK
Proto-Qiangic

Reconstruction analysis

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Notes

This root so far seems to be confined to Qiangic (including Tangut). The *s- prefix is reconstructed on the basis of the voiceless liquids in Ergong, NW rGyalrong, and (Sofronov’s) Tangut. The aspirated dental stops in Ergong and NW rGyalrong appear to be secondary “extrusions” of the previous liquids. There is no apparent connection with #3458 PTB *s-lwaŋ BREAST, which always means BREAST, not MILK.

Reflexes & cognates11 reflexes · 4 subgroups

3.1Tangut2

Tangut [Xixia]lhi̯u¹ ‘milk’Sofronov 97
Tangut [Xixia]z̀i̯u² ‘milk’Sofronov 97

3.2Qiangic2

3.3rGyalrongic1

3.3.1rGyalrong6

rGyalrong (NW)taprefix◦r̥tʰə ‘milk’Sun H 91 rNW: 5.4.3
rGyalrong (Northern)taprefix◦ʃtokmorpheme◦lu ‘colostrum’Colostrum is the thin secretion produced by the mother of a newborn for a few days before actual milk is produced.Sun H 91 rNQ: 5.4.4
rGyalrongtəprefix lo ‘milk’Dai 89 Jiar: 5.4.3
rGyalrongtəprefix lo ‘milk’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 281.12

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1786, *s-lu ‘MILK’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1786
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: Qiangish
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1786,
  title  = {{*s-lu 'MILK'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1786},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1786}
}