*si(ŋ/k)
Reconstruction analysis
Intermediate reconstructions
Connections
Notes
This etymon is a prime example of the alternation between homorganic stop and nasal. Most subgroups reflect the *nasal, while Lolo-Burmese attests to the *stop.
Galo seems to have an interesting doublet sɯ ⪤ `hɨɨ. Note also the Trung [Dulong] doublet śiŋ ⪤ śik.
LTSR 118(a-b) also reconstructs two allofams, with the nasal-final variant attested in Bisu tsɯ̀ŋ.
As suggested in DL p. 1221, the poetic Lahu form šɔ̂ might be from the nasal-final variant, although it is tonally aberrant.
The Chepang forms with final -ŋʔ suggest a stage intermediate between a final nasal and a final stop.
Chinese comparandum
新 OC *si̯ĕn, GSR #382k-m ‘new’; Schuessler 2007:538 *sin; B & S 2011: *C.sin {C.si[n]}; Mand. xīn.
薪 OC *si̯ĕn, GSR #382n ‘firewood’; Coblin 86:161 ST *sying > PC *sjing > OC *sjin; Schuessler 2007:538-9 *sin; B & S 2011: *sin {si[n]}; Mand. xīn.
Reflexes & cognates1,254 reflexes · 41 subgroups
0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)2
0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)7
1.1.1Tani1
1.1.1.1Western Tani152
1.1.1.2Eastern Tani17
1.1.2Deng58
1.2Kuki-Chin1
1.2.1.1Northern Chin10
1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin12
1.2.2Central Chin13
1.2.3Maraic1
1.3“Naga” Areal Group4
1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)68
1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group8
1.3.3Zeme Group31
1.3.4Tangkhulic24
1.5Mikir [Karbi]6
2.1.1Western Himalayish3
2.1.2Bodic42
2.1.2.1Tibetan102
2.1.4Tamangish23
2.2Newar2
2.3Kiranti1
2.3.1Eastern Kiranti26
2.3.2Southern Kiranti1
2.3.3Central Kiranti2
2.3.4Western Kiranti7
2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang94
3.2Qiangic102
3.3rGyalrongic9
3.3.1rGyalrong5
4Nungic70
6.1Lolo-Burmese3
6.1.1Burmish51
6.1.2Loloish3
6.1.2.1Northern Loloish83
6.1.2.2Central Loloish101
6.1.2.3Southern Loloish6
6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish41
6.2Naxi39
7Karenic45
Cite this entry
*si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’.https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2658BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2658,
title = {{*si(ŋ/k) 'TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2658},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2658}
}