*syu(w)-n

GRANDCHILD

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

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Connections

HPTB*syu(w)-n ‘grandchild’pp. 199, 449

Chinese comparandum

孫 OC *swən, GSR #434a-c ‘grandchild, descendant’; B & S 2011: *sˤun {[s]ˤu[n]}; Mand. sūn.

Reflexes & cognates19 reflexes · 10 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-Burmanśu(w) ‘grandchild’Chou 72: 434a-c

*Tibeto-Burmansyu(w)-n ‘grandchild’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 614

1.4Meithei2

Meitheiimorpheme◦su ‘grandchild’Marrison 67 Naga

Meitheisu ‘grandchild’Benedict 72 STC: 158n428

1.5Mikir [Karbi]2

Mikir [Karbi]su ‘grandchild’Marrison 67 Naga

Mikir [Karbi]su ‘grandchild’Benedict 72 STC: 158n428

1.7.1.1Bodo4

Bodosou ‘grandchild’Chou 72: 434a-c

Bodosou ‘grandchild’Benedict 72 STC: 158n428

Dimasasu ‘grandchild’Chou 72: 434a-c

Dimasasu ‘grandchild’Benedict 72 STC: 158n428

Chinese (Old/Mid)swən/suən ‘grandson / granddaughter / descendant’Karlgren 57 GSR: 434a-c

Chinese (Old)sˤun {[s]ˤu[n]} ‘grandchild; descendant’BaxterSagart 2011: 2693

9.0.2Middle Chinese1

Chinese (Middle)swon ‘grandchild; descendant’BaxterSagart 2011: 2693

9.0.3Modern Chinese1

Chinese (Mandarin)sūn ‘grandchild; descendant’BaxterSagart 2011: 2693

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2679, *syu(w)-n ‘GRANDCHILD’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2679

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

References: cf. STC p.158, HPTB pp.199, 449

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-2679,
  title  = {{*syu(w)-n 'GRANDCHILD'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2679},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2679}
}