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STEDT #2350

*krwi(y)

SEW

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlekrwiyinitialkrwrhymei(y)=khrcoverK · LWT

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*khru(u)y ‘SEW / STITCH’PKC #1351

Central Naga (Ao Group)*hrəj ‘SEW / STITCH’PCN #111

Connections

HPTB*krwi(y) ‘sew’p. 82

Chinese comparandum

黹 OC *t̂i:, GSR #1237i-j ‘embroidery’; Schuessler 2007:617 *triʔ; Mand. zhǐ.
絺 OC *t̂’i, GSR #1237k ‘embroidered/fine cloth’; Schuessler 2007:617 *thri; Mand. chī.
絰 OC *d’iet, GSR #413q ‘mend’; Schuessler 2007:617 *drits; Mand. zhì.

Reflexes & cognates34 reflexes · 9 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmankrwi(y) ‘sew’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 597

*Tibeto-Burmankrwi(y) ‘sew’Benedict 72 STC: p.41

1NE Indian Areal Group1

*Kuki-Nagakhrwi ‘sew’Benedict 72 STC: p.41

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinkhru(u)y ‘SEW / STITCH’VanBik 09 PKC: 1351

1.2.1.1Northern Chin3

Siyinkhui ‘sew’Benedict 72 STC: p.41

Thadokhúuy-I, khùy-II ‘sew’VanBik 09 PKC: 1351

Tiddimkhui³ na² ‘lining ("stitching line")’VanBik 09 PKC: 1351

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin9

Ashokʻó -é v‘sew, unite with’VanBik 09 PKC: 1351

Chinbonkʰɔⁱ ‘sew’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 192

Cho (Mindat)khüi v‘stitch, sew’VanBik 09 PKC: 1351

Daaiʔkɣʰïⁱ ‘sew’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 192

Khumihúy ‘sew’VanBik 09 PKC: 1351

Khumihuⁱʔ ‘sew’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 192

Matuḁprefix◦huⁱ ‘sew’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 192

Mkaangk̯ʰïⁱ ‘sew’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 192

Ngmüünʔkɹʰiːⁱ ‘sew’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 192

1.2.2Central Chin6

Lai (Falam)ṭhǐi-I, ṭhît-II ‘sew, stitch’VanBik 09 PKC: 1351

Lai (Hakha)thrîi-I, thriit-II ‘sew, stitch’VanBik 09 PKC: 1351

Lushai [Mizo]t̥hui ‘sew’Marrison 67 Naga

Lushai [Mizo]ṭhúi v‘sew, to make (anything that needs sewing, such as coat, etc)’VanBik 09 PKC: 1351

Lushai [Mizo]Thui v‘sew’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 3008

Lushai [Mizo]ṭhui ‘sew’Benedict 72 STC: p.41

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)14

*Central Nagahrəj ‘SEW, STITCH’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.111

*Aoaprefix-hɹə ‘PERFORATE / SEW’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.302

Ao (Chungli)aprefix◦rer ‘sew’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Chungli)āprefix◦rɯ̄ v.‘stitch’Temsunungsang 09 Ao: 3

Ao (Chungli)aprefix◦ɹ² v.‘sew’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.302

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)rü ‘sew’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)rü◦tepsuffix ‘sew’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)hɹə̀ v.‘perforate, sew, bore [perforated, sewed, bored] (a hole)’Coupe 07 Ao

Lotha Nagavə³- v.‘sew, stitch’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.111

Lotha Nagavà v.‘stitch’Acharya 75

Lotha Nagavü ‘sew’Marrison 67 Naga

Lotha Nagavü◦asuffix ‘sew’Murry 78: 110

Sangtamghü ‘sew’Marrison 67 Naga

Yimchungrüthiprefix◦re ‘stitch’Kumar 73 Yim: 53

1.7.3.1Jingpho3

Jingphochwi ‘sew’Marrison 67 Naga

Jingphotśyəwi ~ tśywi ‘sew’Benedict 72 STC: p.41

Jingphotʃu̱i³³ v.‘sew (up)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1324.19

1.7.3.2Asakian1

Sakkhrɨ́ʔ ‘sew’Huziwara 08 Sak: 70

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2350, *krwi(y) ‘SEW’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2350

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

References: cf. STC p.41, HPTB p. 82; STC done

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2350,
  title  = {{*krwi(y) 'SEW'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2350},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2350}
}