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STEDT #2312

*kyiːn ⪤ *tsyiːn

WEIGH
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*kyiːn¹ ‘WEIGH’
Loloish*tsin¹ ‘WEIGH’

Connections

HPTB*kyiːn ‘weigh’p. 277

Notes

This root shows variation between a palatalized velar and a palatalized dental affricate initial. Note the variant Jingpho forms.

In this case, both Written Burmese and Mizo unambiguously reflect a long vowel (*-in > WB -añ, while *-iːn > WB -in). See HPTB:277.

Chinese comparandum

均 OC *ki̯wĕn, GSR #391c ‘even, equal, uniform’; Schuessler 2007:328 *kwin; B & S 2011: *C.qʷin {C.qʷi[n]}; Mand. jūn.
鈞 OC *ki̯wĕn, GSR #391d ‘weight of 30 kin‘; Schuessler 2007:328 *kwin; B & S 2011: (*C.qʷin {C.qʷi[n]}); Mand. jūn.

Reflexes & cognates38 reflexes · 11 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)3

1.2.2Central Chin2

1.7.3.1Jingpho1

Jingphośin ⪤ śen ⪤ tśen ‘weigh’Benedict 72 STC: 369

3.2Qiangic2

Qiang (Longxi)tɕhì tɕhí ‘weigh (grain)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1710
Qiang (Mianchi)tɕhé ‘weigh (grain)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1710

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

6.1.1Burmish1

6.1.2Loloish2

*Loloishtsin¹ v.‘weigh’Weidert 87 TBTo: 187
*Loloishtsin¹ ‘weigh’Bradley 79 PLo: 713

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish12

Gazhuotshɛ²⁴ ‘weigh (food)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1188.47
Lalotshí ‘weigh / measure weight’Björverud 94
Nusu (Southern)tsuĩ⁵⁵ v.t.‘weigh’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Northern)tɕi̱³⁵ v.t.‘weigh’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Bijiang)tɕi⁵³ v.t.‘weigh’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 620.45
Yi (Mojiang)tsɛ⁵⁵ v.t.‘weigh’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 620.26
Yi (Nanhua)tʂhə̱³³ ‘weigh (food)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1188.37
Yi (Nanhua)tʂhɯ̱³³ v.t.‘weigh’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 620.24
Yi (Nanjian)tshɿ⁵⁵ v.t.‘weigh’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 620.23
Yi (Weishan)tshɿ⁵⁵ ‘weigh (food)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1188.36
Yi (Xide)tɕi²¹ ‘weigh (food)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1188.35
Yi (Xide)tɕi²¹ v.t.‘weigh’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 620.21

6.1.2.2Central Loloish14

Jinuotɕhe³³ ‘weigh (food)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1188.44
Jinuotɕhe⁴² v.t.‘weigh’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 620.34
Jinuo (Youle)tʃhe³³ v.t.‘weigh’Gai 86
Lahu (Black)tshɿ³³ v.t.‘weigh’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 620.33
Lisu (Central)htsye⁴ v.‘weigh’Fraser 22
Lisu (Northern)tshe³³ V‘weigh’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisutshe³³ ‘weigh (food)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1188.40
Lisu (Northern)tɕi⁵⁵ V‘weigh’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)tʃhɿ²¹ni³³morpheme ‘weigh in hand’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Central)tʃhɿ²¹ɲi³³morpheme ‘weigh in hand’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisutʃi⁵⁵ ‘weigh (food)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1188.40
Lisutʃi⁵⁵ v.t.‘weigh’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 620.27
Yi (Sani)tsz̊⁴⁴ ‘weigh (food)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1188.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish1

Mpitɕhe³ ‘weigh’Srinuan 76

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish5

Azhasɛ³³ ‘weigh’Pelkey 11 Phula: 893
Pholakɨ⁵⁵ ‘weigh’Pelkey 11 Phula: 893
Phuzaɕi⁵⁵ ‘weigh’Pelkey 11 Phula: 893

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2312, *kyiːn ⪤ *tsyiːn ‘WEIGH’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2312
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB p. 277, STC#369
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2312,
  title  = {{*kyiːn ⪤ *tsyiːn 'WEIGH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2312},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2312}
}