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STEDT #2671

*m/b-s(y)il ⪤ *m/b-syal

WASH / BATHE
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlem-sinitial)s(y)rhymeil=(m-)scoverS · VNLS

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*sil ‘WASH’PKC #681

Connections

HPTB*m/b-s(y)il ⪤ *m/b-syal ‘wash / bathe’pp. 409, 410, 413, 425, 508

Notes

This root bears a strong resemblance to #5647 PTB *tsəy WASH, and should perhaps be combined with it in the future.

Chinese comparandum

洗 OC *siən/siər, GSR #478j ‘wash’; Schuessler 2007:525 *sə̂iʔ/sî(n)ʔ/sə̂nʔ; B & S 2011: *sˁərʔ {[s]ˁərʔ}; Mand. xǐ.
洒 OC *siən/siər, GSR #594g-h ‘wash’; Schuessler 2007:525 sə̂iʔ/sî(n)ʔ/sə̂nʔ; B & S 2011: *sˁərʔ {[s]ˁərʔ}; Mand. xǐ.

Reflexes & cognates29 reflexes · 10 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)4

*Tibeto-Burman(m-)s(y)il ‘wash’Chou 72: 478j
*Tibeto-Burman(m-)s(y)il ‘wash / bathe’Benedict 72 STC: 493a
*Tibeto-Burmanm/b-s(y)il ⪤ m/b-syal ‘wash / bathe’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 614

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.2.1.1Northern Chin7

Thadokīmorpheme◦sìl ‘bathe’Thirumalai 72: 69
Thadosîl-I, sìl-II ‘wash (hands, body)’VanBik 09 PKC: 681
Thadośil~kimorpheme◦śil ‘wash’Chou 72: 478j
Tiddimsil¹ ‘wash limbs or dishes’VanBik 09 PKC: 681
Tiddimsil¹ ‘wash limbs or dishes’VanBik 09 PKC: 681
Tiddimsil¹ v‘wash limbs or dishes’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 1580
Tiddimsil¹ ‘wash limbs or dishes’Bhaskararao 94 TCV

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin9

Daaim̩tʰiʔ ‘wash’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 143
Khumipsi ‘wash, clean’VanBik 09 PKC: 681
Khumipᵊsʰiʔ ‘wash’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 143
Wakungmᵊsʰeiʔ ‘wash’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 143

1.2.2Central Chin6

Lushai [Mizo]sil v‘wash (generic)’Marrison 67 Naga
Rangkholgermorpheme◦śil ‘wash’Chou 72: 478j

1.2.3Maraic2

Lakher [Mara]²pə³si v.‘wash’Weidert 87 TBTo: 312

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

Lotha Nagasü v‘wash (pots)’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group2

Ntenyiaprefix◦sü v‘wash (clothes)’Marrison 67 Naga
Ntenyimetsi v‘wash (generic)’Marrison 67 Naga

2.1.2.1Tibetan2

Tibetan (Written)bśal-bamorpheme ‘wash, clean by washing, rise’Benedict 72 STC: 173n462
Tibetan (Written)bsil-bɑmorpheme ‘wash’Chou 72: 478j

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2671, *m/b-s(y)il ⪤ *m/b-syal ‘WASH / BATHE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2671
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB, STC#493 (1st of two occurrences of this number in the text, p. 173)
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2671,
  title  = {{*m/b-s(y)il ⪤ *m/b-syal 'WASH / BATHE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2671},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2671}
}