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STEDT #227

*m/s-kri(y)-s

GALL (BLADDER) / BILE / SOUR

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Central Naga (Ao Group)*a-sə ‘BILE / GALL BLADDER’PCN #092
Tangkhulic*tʰi ‘BILE’DRM#345; cf. #6876 LIVER

Connections

HPTB*krəy ⪤ *m-kri(y)-t-s ‘gall / bile / sour’pp. 22, 118, 189, 193, 436, 456

Notes

Care must be taken to distinguish this root from #228 PTB *ki(ŋ/k) GALL / BILE.

Reflexes & cognates253 reflexes · 30 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)8

*Tibeto-Burman(m-)krit ‘bile, gall / bitter’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (3)
*Tibeto-Burman(s-)krit ‘bile, gall / bitter’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (3)
*Tibeto-Burmankri ‘bile, gall, gall-bladder / aci’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (3)
*Tibeto-Burmankri(y) ‘acid / sour’Benedict 72 STC: 413
*Tibeto-Burmankriy ‘gall bladder’LaPolla 87: 166
*Tibeto-Burmankrəym-kri(y)-t-s ‘gall / bile / sour’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 596

1.1.1.1Western Tani1

Apatani¹aprefix²xrye (¹) ‘kidney’Weidert 87 TBTo: 965

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)12

*Central Nagaaprefix- ‘BILE / GALL BLADDER’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.092
*Aotprefix-(aprefix-) ‘BILE / GALL BLADDER’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.102
Ao (Chungli)taprefix-aetmorpheme adj‘brave’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)tprefixprefix-sə¹ n.‘gall bladder’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.102
Ao (Chungli)³tamorpheme¹sɯ ‘bile’Weidert 87 TBTo: 383a
Ao (Mongsen: Khensa)tə́prefix-sə̀ n.‘gall bladder’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.102
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix- n.‘bile’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagaprefix-tshəʔ³ n.‘gall bladder, bile’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.092
Lotha Nagaoprefixtssü ‘bile’Murry 78: 10
Lotha Naga¹oprefix³tsɯ(ʔ) ‘bile’Weidert 87 TBTo: 383a
Sangtam¹aprefix²sɯ ‘bile’Weidert 87 TBTo: 383a
Yimchungrü²aprefix²sɯ[¹] ‘bile’Weidert 87 TBTo: 383a

1.3.4Tangkhulic5

Kachaiʔamorpheme-tʰɐ ‘bile’Mortensen 12 Tk: BodyParts.265
Tangkhul¹əprefix³thi ‘bile’Weidert 87 TBTo: 383a
Tusommorpheme-kʰimorpheme-tχamorpheme nmorpheme-tsɯ ‘bile’Mortensen 12 Tk: BodyParts.276
Ukhrulʔamorpheme-tʰi ‘bile’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.7.1.1Bodo10

Bodobimorphemeklɤ́ʔ ‘bile’Weidert 87 TBTo: 221
Dimasabimorphemekhlu ‘gall bladder’LaPolla 87: 166
Dimasabimorphemekhlu ‘bile’Benedict 72 STC: 412
Dimasakhiri ‘sour’Marrison 67 Naga
Dimasakhiri ‘sour’LaPolla 87: 166
Kokborokmorpheme=kʰləʔ ‘gall’Tripuri 88
Kokborokmorpheme=kʰrəy ‘sour’Tripuri 88
Kokborokkʰrəy be v.‘sour’Tripuri 88
Mechebimorpheme-klɤ ‘bile’Weidert 87 TBTo: 221

1.7.1.3Koch1

Atongkhyi- adj1‘sour’van Breugel 08 Atong

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1

1.7.3.1Jingpho16

Jingphokhrī ‘sour, acid’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 95
Jingphokhrī ‘acid, sour’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (3)
Jingphokhri ‘acid, sour’LaPolla 87: 166
Jingphokhri ‘acid, sour’Benedict 72 STC: 413
Jingphokhɹi³³ ‘sour’Liu 84
Jingphokhʒi³³ ‘sour’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 887.47
Jingphosă³¹morphemekʒi³¹ ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.47
Jingphoʃă³¹morphemekʒi³¹ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.19

1.7.3.2Asakian1

Sakhrɨ́ ‘sour’Huziwara 08 Sak: 94-1

2.1.2Bodic5

Tshona (Wenlang)kli⁵⁵ ‘gall’Lu 86 CuoM
Tshona (Mama)kli⁵³ ‘gall bladder’Sun H 80 MLD
Cuona Menbakli⁵³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.06

2.1.2.1Tibetan10

Tibetan (Written)mhkris-pasuffix ‘bile, gall’Benedict 72 STC: 17n62
Tibetan (Written)mk'ris-pasuffix ‘bile, gall’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (3)
Tibetan (Written)mkhris pasuffix nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.01
Tibetan (Written)mkhris pasuffix ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.1
Tibetan (Written)mkhris-pasuffix ‘gall bladder’LaPolla 87: 166
Tibetan (Written)mkhris-pasuffix ‘bile’Benedict 72 STC: 412
Tibetan (Written)mkhris.pasuffix ‘gall’Sun J 85 TbGl: 298
Tibetan (Written)mkʻris-pasuffix ‘gall, bile’Luce 85: X.55
Tibetan (Written)mkʻris-pasuffix ‘bile’Matisoff 87 BP
Tibetan (Written)mkʻris-pasuffix ‘bladder / gall’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.3Lepcha2

Lepchak'i-bosuffix ‘bile’Matisoff 87 BP

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti1

Yamphukhiʔwæŋmorpheme n‘gall’Rutgers 98: 550.18

3.1Tangut1

Tangut [Xixia]khǐə̱ rǐə ‘bile’Dai 89 Xixi: 9.5.1

3.2Qiangic32

Ersutʂo⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Sun H 91 ErsQ
Ersutʂo⁵⁵ ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.18
Lyuzukəʴ⁵³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.18
Muyatʂə⁵³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.15
Muya [Minyak]tʂɯ⁵³ ‘gall bladder’Sun H 91 MuyQ: 9.5.2
Pumi (Jiulong)tʂɿ³⁵ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.10
Pumi (Lanping)tʂə⁵⁵ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.09
Pumi (Qinghua)tʂə⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Taoba)tʂə⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Taoba)tʂə⁵⁵ ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.10
Qiang (Mawo)xtʂə ‘gall’Sun J 86 Mawo
Qiang (Mawo)xtʂə nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.08
Qiang (Mawo)χtʂə ‘gall bladder’Sun H 81 Qia
Qiang (Taoping)χtʂə⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Sun H 81 Qia
Qiang (Taoping)χtʂə⁵⁵ ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.9
Qiang (Yadu)xtʂə ‘gall bladder’Dai 89 Qian: 183
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]tʂhi³⁵pɛ⁵³morpheme ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.16
Queyu (Xinlong)tʂhi⁵⁵kpe⁵⁵morpheme nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.13
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]tʂʰi³⁵ pɛ⁵³morpheme ‘gall bladder’Sun H 91 ZhaQ: 9.5.2
Xumitɕɛ⁵³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.17
Xumitɕɛ⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Sun H 91 ShiQ
Xumitɕɛ⁵⁵ ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.20
Zhaba (Daofu County)ʂtʂʌ¹³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.14

3.3rGyalrongic5

Daofuskrə nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.12
Ergong (Northern)skrə⁵³ ɕip⁵³morpheme ‘gall bladder’Sun H 91 ErNQ: 9.5.2
Ergong (Danba)skʂɯ ‘gall bladder’Sun H 91 ErDQ: 9.5.2

4Nungic14

Anongŋ³¹morpheme dɑ³¹morpheme kʰɹı⁵³ ‘gall bladder’Sun J 88 Ano
Anongŋ³¹morphemedɑ³¹morphemekhɹɿ⁵³ ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.44
Nungŋˌ³¹morphemedɑ³¹morphemekhɹɿ⁵³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.21
Dulongtɯ³¹morphemeɕi⁵⁵ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.20

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmeseʔkriy¹ ‘gall bladder’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 19

6.1.1Burmish30

*Burmesekhre ‘gall’Okell 71
Arakanese-hkri ‘gall’Okell 71
Bolakji̱⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Dai 89 Bola: 177
Bola (Luxi)kji̱⁵⁵ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.32
Burmese (Written)sâñmorpheme-khre ‘bile’Matisoff 87 BP
Langsu (Luxi)kji̱k³¹ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.31
Leqi (Luxi)kje̱i³³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.33
Maru [Langsu]-kyìt? ‘gall’Okell 71
Tavoyan-hkei ‘gall’Okell 71

6.1.2Loloish3

*LoloishCprefix-ʔprefix-kre¹ ‘gall’Weidert 87 TBTo: 221
*LoloishCprefix-ʔprefix-kre¹ ‘bile’Bradley 79 PLo: 148
*LoloishCprefix-ʔprefix-kre¹ ‘bile’Hansson 89 AHKP: 296

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish29

Lalokə́ ‘gall bladder’Björverud 94
Lalokɯ⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Chen 86 Yi: 9.5.2
Liphotsi⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Chen 86 Yi: 9.5.2
Nasutɕi³³ ‘gall bladder’Chen 86 Yi: 9.5.2
Nesutsɿ⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Chen 86 Yi: 9.5.2
Nesutsɿ⁵⁵ ʑʅ²¹morpheme ‘bile’Chen 86 Yi: 9.5.1
Noesutɕi¹³ ‘gall bladder’Chen 86 Yi: 9.5.2
Nosutɕɿ³³ ‘gall bladder’Chen 86 Yi: 9.5.2
Nusu (Central)kɹe³³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.34
Nusu (Central)kɹi³⁵ ɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘gall’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Bijiang)kɹi³⁵ɑ⁵⁵suffix ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.45
Nusu (Northern)kɹɯ̱³¹ ɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘gall’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Central)kʴe³³ ‘gall bladder’Dai 89 NusB: 177.
Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)kʴe³⁵ ‘gall bladder’Dai 89 NusA: 177.
Nusu (Southern)tʂi³⁵ ‘gall’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Dafang)tɕi³³ ‘gall’Chen 85 YiJZ
Yi (Liangshan)ʨɿ³³ ‘gall bladder’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Nanhua)tɕɿ̄³³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.37
Yi (Nanjian)kɯ⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Chen 85 YiJZ
Yi (Weishan)kɯ⁵⁵ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.36
Yi (Wuding)tɕi³³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.38
Yi (Xide)tɕɿ³³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.35
Yi (Xide)tɕɿ⁴⁴ ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.21

6.1.2.2Central Loloish30

Ahii³³morpheme tʂi²² zo²¹morpheme ‘gall bladder’Luo 90: 9.5.2
Ahii³³morphemetɕi³³zo²¹morpheme ‘gall bladder’Chen 86 Yi: 9.5.2
Jinuo (Youle)kʰi⁴² kʰɔ⁴⁴morpheme ‘gall’Gai 86
Jinuo (Baka)kʰji³¹ kʰo⁴⁴morpheme ‘gall bladder’Dai 89 JinB: 183
Jinuo (Baya/Banai)tsʰɯ³³ kʰɔ⁴⁴morpheme ‘gall bladder’Dai 89 JinA: 183
Lahu (Lancang)ɔ³¹prefixkɤ³³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.43
Lahu (Black)ɔ³¹prefix kɯ³³ ‘gall’Chang 86
Lahu (Yellow)ɔ³¹prefix kɯ³³ ‘gall’Chang 86
Lahu (Bakeo)aw˯keu: ‘bile’also contains *ʔa(ŋ/k)-Bradley 79 Lahu: 148
Lahu (Banlan)aw˯ki: ‘bile’also contains *ʔa(ŋ/k)-Bradley 79 Lahu: 148
Lisuji⁴ ‘gall’Matisoff 87 BP
Lisu (Central)ji⁴ ‘gall’Fraser 22
Lisutʃi̱³³ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.40
Lisu (Northern)tʃɿ³³ N‘gall bladder’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Nujiang)tʃɿ̄⁴⁴ ‘gall’Xu 86 Lisu
Lisutʃɿ⁴⁴ ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.27
Yi (Sani)tsz̊⁴⁴ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.39
Sani [Nyi]tsɥ⁴⁴ ‘gall bladder’Ma 89 SanQ: 348.4
Sani [Nyi]tʂi̱³³ ‘gall’Wu 84
Sani [Nyi]tʂi⁴⁴ ‘gall bladder’Chen 86 Yi: 9.5.2

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish19

Akha (Yunnan)pjhàmorpheme khý ‘bile’Hansson 89 AHKP: 296
Akha (Thai)pjhàmorpheme-khý ‘bile’Hansson 89 AHKP: 296
Akhapyamorpheme kui ‘bile’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (3)
Hani (Dazhai)phi³¹morphemekhɯ⁵⁵ ‘gall’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 275.31
Hani (Lüchun)phɛ̀morpheme khý ‘bile’Hansson 89 AHKP: 296
Hani (Dazhai)pʰi³¹morpheme kʰɯ⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Lüchun)phi³¹morphemekhɯ⁵⁵ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.41
Hani (Gelanghe)pʰja³¹morpheme kʰɯ⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Wordlist)piqmorphemekeel ‘bile’Hansson 89 AHKP: 296
Hani (Shuikui)pʰɛ³¹morpheme kʰɯ⁵⁵ ‘gall bladder’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Côông [Phunoi]morphemekə¹¹ ‘bile’Bradley xx Phu
Côông [Phunoi]bɔ̌morphemekə̀ ‘bile’Matisoff 87 BP
Côông [Phunoi]bɔ̌morphemekə̀ ‘bile’Matisoff 78 VSTB: (3)

6.2Naxi5

Naxikɯ²¹ nbp‘gall bladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0147.45
Naxi (Western)kɯ³¹ ‘gall’He 85
Naxi (Eastern)kɯ⁵⁵ ‘gall’He 85

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #227, *m/s-kri(y)-s ‘GALL (BLADDER) / BILE / SOUR’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/227
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#412, STC#413, HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-227,
  title  = {{*m/s-kri(y)-s 'GALL (BLADDER) / BILE / SOUR'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #227},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/227}
}