STEDT
STEDT #27

*səy

DIE

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*si ‘DIE’JS-HCST: 105
Kuki-Chin*thii-I, thiʔ-II ‘DIE / DEAD / EXTINCT’PKC #384
Central Naga (Ao Group)*səj ‘DIE’PCN #106
Tangkhulic*tʰi ‘DIE’DRM#349
Northern Naga/Konyakian*səy ‘DIE’WTF-PNN:476
Lolo-Burmese*səy¹ ‘DIE’cf. HPTB p.27
Karenic*sejᴬ ‘DEAD, DIE’TL#76

Connections

HPTB*səy ‘die’pp. 32, 34, 189, 194, 201, 442, 475

Notes

Chinese character. STC #232; GSR 558a-c *si̯ər/si. No evidence whatsoever in TB to support OC *-r; PNN.

Chinese comparandum

OC *si̯ər GSR #558a-c ‘die’; Coblin 86:62 ST *syid, OC *sjidx; Schuessler 2007:478 *siʔ; B & S 2011: *sijʔ; Mand. .

Reflexes & cognates583 reflexes · 53 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)12

*Tibeto-Burmansiy v.‘die’STC 232.Weidert 87 TBTo: 192
*Tibeto-Burmansəy v.‘die’STC 232.Weidert 87 TBTo: 727
*Tibeto-Burmansəy v.‘die’French 83

1.1.1.1Western Tani40

Apatanidomorpheme-limorpheme -morpheme ‘death (epidemic)’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanise-ne(ku) ‘death’morpheme · morphemeSun J 93 Tani
Apatani rhyme! ‘die’Sun J 93 HCST
Apatani-ǰermorpheme--domorpheme ‘suicide’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatani-ǰermorpheme--morpheme ‘suicide’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatani-mimorpheme ‘offering to the dead’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatani-morpheme ‘dead’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatani-morpheme ‘death’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanitaprefix-morpheme -morpheme ‘death (accidental)’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniši ‘die’Sun J 93 HCST
Bokaršiː ‘die’Sun J 93 HCST
Bokarsiː ‘die (e.g. of illness)’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarɕiː v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.24
Bokarɕiː morpheme ‘dead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1089.24
Galohinamsuffix vi.‘die’GLDC 09 Galo
Galosi-namsuffix v‘die’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Miri, Hillsi-namsuffix v‘die , death’Simon 76 Miri
Taginsi-namsuffix ‘death’Das Gupta 83 Tag
Taginsi-namsuffix ‘die’Das Gupta 83 Tag
Taginsi-suffix ‘dead’Das Gupta 83 Tag
Taginsi-suffix ŋimorpheme ‘dead man’Das Gupta 83 Tag

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani11

Damudemmorpheme-peʔmorpheme-ramorpheme-ɕi-ɟeʔmorpheme ‘die’Sun J 93 Tani
Damuɕi-ɟeʔmorpheme ‘die (beaten to death)’Sun J 93 Tani
Milangci-mamorpheme-numorpheme ‘death’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangsi-rolmorpheme-cimorpheme-ɲimorpheme ‘death by accident’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangsi-ɲisuffix ‘dead’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangsi-ɲisuffix ‘die’Tayeng 76 Mil

1.1.2Deng10

Darang [Taraon]ɕi⁵⁵ ‘die’Sun H 80 MLD
Kaman [Miju]si⁵³ ‘die’Sun H 80 MLD
Idusi ‘dead’Pulu 78
Idusibasuffix ‘death’Anonymous 62 Idu
Idusigasuffix ‘die’Pulu 78
Iduɕi⁵⁵ ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 IduQ: 1.13

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinthii-I, thiʔ-II ‘DIE / DEAD / EXTINCT’VanBik 09 PKC: 384

1.2.1.1Northern Chin4

Sizangchī‘die’VanBik 09 PKC: 384
Thadothíi-I, thìi-II ‘die, become extinct’VanBik 09 PKC: 384
Tiddimsi² > siʔ³ ‘die’VanBik 09 PKC: 384

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

1.2.2Central Chin6

Lai (Falam)thǐi-I, thiʔ-II be v.‘dead, die’VanBik 09 PKC: 384
Lai (Hakha)thîi-I, thiʔ-II be v.‘dead, die’VanBik 09 PKC: 384
Lushai [Mizo]thí-I, thìh-II v‘die, to be dead, to be defunct, to expire, to die out’VanBik 09 PKC: 384

1.2.3Maraic3

Lakher [Mara]aprefix-thi-pasuffix ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP
Lakher [Mara]thí v‘die, to expire’VanBik 09 PKC: 384

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)26

Ao (Chungli)prefix-sə² v.‘die’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.101
Ao (Chungli)aprefix ‘die’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)ta²prefix-sə² n.‘death’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[a]prefix--jimmorpheme n.‘afterlife village, village of the dead ('die' + 'village')’Coupe 07 Ao
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix--maŋ#17 PTB *s-maŋ ‘BODY / CORPSE’PTani *si-maŋ ‘DEAD BODY’PCN *a-maŋ ‘BODY / CORPSE’ n.‘corpse ('die' + 'body')’Although the second syllable of this Mongsen Ao form, tə-sə-maŋ, appears to reflect the PTB *s- prefix, in reality the form is a compound of the roots ‘die’ and maŋ ‘body’, with the nominal prefix tə-.Coupe 07 Ao
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)prefix- n.‘death (NZP + 'die')’Coupe 07 Ao
Lotha Nagatʃhə¹- v.‘die’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.106
Lotha Nagachüasuffix ‘die’Murry 78: 32
Lotha Nagachuasuffix ‘die’Nienu 90 LotQ: 1.13
Lotha Nagachuthaksuffixasuffix ‘dead’Nienu 90 LotQ: 1.13
Lotha Nagaēprefixcə̄ ‘death’Acharya 75
Lotha Nagatchhitokmorpheme v‘kill’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group3

Rongmei / Nruanghmeithə̀y məimorpheme ‘die (inf)’Matisoff 94 Rong
Zeme¹keprefix¹cai v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 192

1.3.4Tangkhulic10

Huishumorpheme-tik ‘die; be dead’Mortensen 12 Tk: BodyParts.019
Kachaimorpheme- ‘die / be dead’Mortensen 12 Tk: BodyParts.016
Tangkhulkaprefixthiasuffix ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP
Tangkhulkaprefixthiphāsuffix ‘carcass / corpse’Matisoff 87 BP
Tangkhul¹kəprefix¹thi v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 6
Tusommorpheme-tsɯ ‘die’Mortensen 12 Tk: BodyParts.017
Ukhrulmorpheme-tʰi ‘die’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.7.1Bodo-Garo1

1.7.1.1Bodo9

Bodotəy v‘die’Bhat 68 Boro
Bodotɤi v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 6
Kokborokprefix=tʰəy ‘dead’Tripuri 88
Kokboroktʰəy ‘die’Tripuri 88
Lalung [Tiwa]thiwasuffix ‘death / dead (n. + adj.)’Balawan 65: 74
Mechetɤi v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 6

1.7.1.2Garo4

Garosi ‘die’Coblin 86: 63
Garosi-asuffix v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 727

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte2

Nocteri ‘die’French 83

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang6

Changhai ‘die’French 83
Changhai busuffix ‘dead’French 83
Changhʌ̀i v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 6
Konyakli ‘die’French 83
Phomdi ‘die’Phom **ji expected (French 1983: n.582, p.127. Also in Marrison 1967)Marrison 67 Naga
Wanchozi ‘die’French 83

1.7.3.1Jingpho7

Jingphosi³³ ‘die’Liu 84
Jingphotʃăprefixsi³³ ‘dead’Matisoff PC

2.1.1Western Himalayish10

Bunanšìcamorpheme ‘die / be dead’Sharma, S.R. 91 Bu: 1.13
Kanaurisimigsuffix ‘die’Sharma, D.D. 88 Kn: 106

2.1.2Bodic6

Baimasə⁵³ ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 Baim: 1.13
Tshona (Wenlang)ɕiu⁵⁵ ‘die’Lu 86 CuoM
Tshona (Mama)ɕi⁵³ ‘die’Sun H 80 MLD

2.1.2.1Tibetan23

Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)ntɕʰə ‘die’Amdo n- < WT ḥ-.Sun J 85 Amdo: 510
Tibetan (Batang)xɛʔ⁵³ ‘die / be dead’Dai 89 Bata: 1.13
Tibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)mimorphemeshi gyomorpheme ‘corpse / dead body’Bishop 89: 1.14
Tibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)shī ganmorpheme ‘die / be dead’Bishop 89: 1.13
Tibetan (Sherpa:Helambu)shigyomorpheme ‘carcass / dead animal’Bishop 89: 1.15
Spitišijesuffix ‘die / be dead’Bodh 91: 1.13
Tibetan (Written)ci-basuffix v.‘die’Luce 85: S.19
Tibetan (Written)shi-basuffix ~ 'chi-basuffix ‘die’Coblin 86: 63
Tibetan (Written)si-basuffix v.‘die’Luce 85: S.19
Tibetan (Written)s̀i-basuffix v.‘die’Luce 85: W.42
Tibetan (Written)śi-basuffixḥtśhi-basuffix ‘die’Benedict 72 STC: 232
Tibetan (Written)śi-basuffix~'tśhi-basuffix ‘die’LaPolla 87: 101
Tibetan (Written)ʼcʻi-basuffix v.‘die’Luce 85: W.42

2.1.4Tamangish28

Chantyalsi-si-wasuffix pasumorpheme ‘carcass / dead animal’Noonan 92: 1.15
Chantyalsi-wasuffix ‘die / be dead’Noonan 92: 1.13
Gurungsi-msuffix ‘die’Hale 73 CSD: 01.061
Gurung (Ghachok)sibaːqmorpheme ‘death’Glover 72 GuVo: 10.A.45
Tamang (Bagmati)si-(u)suffix v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 727
Tamang (Sahu)syi-pasuffix v.‘die’Taylor 72 TmVo: 1.61
Tamang (Sahu)syi-pasuffix v.‘die’Taylor 72 TmVo: 13.B.14
Tamang (Sahu)syipimorpheme mi:hmorpheme cyuhmorpheme n‘corpse’Hale 73 CSD: 10a.46
Tamang (Sahu)syipimorpheme miːhmorpheme cyuhmorpheme adj.‘corpse’Taylor 72 TmVo: 10.47
Tamang (Sahu)themorpheme syisuffix ‘die’Hale 73 CSD: 01.061
Thakalisi-wasuffix ‘die’Hale 73 CSD: 01.061
Thakali (Marpha)⁵⁴'⁴⁴ɕi-dzimorpheme-mumorpheme ‘die’Mazaudon 94 These: 944
Thakali (Tukche)si-cisuffix-suffix ‘dead’Hari 71a ThVo: 12.A.9
Thakali (Tukche)²si ‘die’Tukche tone is irregularMazaudon 94 These: 944

2.3Kiranti2

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti9

Limbukumorpheme-siːwetmorpheme ‘dead’Michailovsky 89 Lm
LimbusakEllEmorpheme si v.‘die of famine’Michailovsky 89 Lm
Yakhasianamorpheme yaʔmimorpheme ‘corpse / dead body’Kohn 90: 1.14
Yakhasimaːsuffix ‘die / be dead’Kohn 90: 1.13
Yakhasinumorpheme ‘carcass / dead animal’Kohn 90: 1.15

2.3.2Southern Kiranti9

BantawasU v.‘die’Rai 85 BnDs
Bantawa- v.i.‘die’Rai 84 BnDc: 67
Chamlingsi-(a)suffix ‘die’Winter 85: 33
Chamlingsy-asuffix v.‘die’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 44
Chamlingsyakosuffix ‘dead’Winter 85: 34
Kulungsiy-asuffix v.‘die’Rai 75 Kul
Kulungsiposuffix ‘corpse’Rai 75 Kul

2.3.4Western Kiranti3

Thulungsi- v.‘die’Allen 75
Thulungsitpusuffix ‘corpse’Allen 75

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang7

Chepangsi-sasuffix ‘die’Caughley 72 CVoc: 1.61
Chepangsi-ʔosuffix ‘dead’Caughley 72 CVoc: 12.A.9
Chepang (Eastern)sinaʔmorpheme ‘die / be dead’Caughley 90 CheQ: 1.13
Magarśi ‘die’Coblin 86: 63

3.2Qiangic43

Ersuʂo⁵⁵ ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 ErsQ
Ersuʂo⁵⁵ ‘die’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 780.18
Guiqiongsɿ⁵⁵ ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 GuiQ
Lyuzuthe³³morphemeʂu⁵³ v.‘die’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1651.18
Lyuzuthu⁵³morphemeʂu⁵³ ‘dead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1089.18
Muyathɐ³³morphemesə⁵³ v.‘die’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1651.15
Muya [Minyak]sɯ⁵³ ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 MuyQ: 1.13
Namuyiʂɿ³³qo⁵⁵morpheme ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 NamQ: 1.13
Namuyiʂɿ³³qo⁵⁵morpheme ‘die’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 780.19
Namuyiʂɿ³¹quo⁵³morpheme ‘dead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1089.46
Namuyiʂɿ³¹quo⁵³morpheme v.‘die’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1651.46
Pumi (Jiulong)nɑ¹¹morphemesɿ¹¹ ‘dead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1089.10
Pumi (Jiulong)nə¹¹prefixsɿ¹¹ v.‘die’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1651.10
Pumi (Lanping)nə¹³prefix sɤ¹³ v.‘die’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1651.09
Pumi (Qinghua)nə¹³prefix sɤ¹³ ‘die’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Qinghua)nə¹³prefixsɤ¹³ ‘die’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 780.11
Pumi (Taoba)nə³⁵prefix sə³⁵ ‘die’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Taoba)nə³⁵prefixsə³⁵ ‘die’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 780.10
Qiang (Mawo)morpheme ɕi/ʂə ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 MawQ: 1.13
Qiang (Mawo)morpheme ʂɛ v.‘die’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1651.08
Qiang (Mawo)morpheme ʂɛ jimorpheme ‘dead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1089.08
Qiang (Mianchi)tɛ́morpheme sɨ̌ ‘die’Evans 99 Qiang: 2363
Qiang (Mianchi)tɛ̀prefix sɨ̀ kìmorpheme lɛ̀morpheme ‘dead’Evans 99 Qiang: 1547
Qiang (Mianchi)tɛ̀morpheme sɨ̀ zɨ̂morpheme ‘eliminate, wipe out, die out’Evans 99 Qiang: 2489
Qiang (Taoping)ʃe⁵⁵ ‘die’Sun H 81 Qia
Qiang (Yadu)dieprefix ʂəi ‘dead’Dai 89 Qian: 1547
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]tə³⁵prefix si⁵⁵ ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 ZhaQ: 1.13
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]tə³⁵prefixsi⁵⁵ ‘die’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 780.16
Queyu (Xinlong)tə⁵⁵prefixsi⁵⁵tɕe³³morpheme ‘dead’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1089.13
Xumilɛ³³morphemeɕɛ⁵³ v.‘die’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1651.17
Xumiɕɛ⁵³ ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 ShiQ
Xumiɕɛ⁵³ ‘die’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 780.20
Zhaba (Daofu County)tə⁵⁵prefix ʂə⁵⁵ v.‘die’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1651.14

3.3rGyalrongic5

Ergong (Daofu)damorpheme samorpheme shei ‘die / be dead’Dai 89 Daof: 1.13
Daofumorpheme shɛ v.‘die’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1651.12
Ergong (Danba) ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 ErDQ: 1.13
Ergong (Northern)ɕə⁵³ pə³³morpheme ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 ErNQ: 1.13

3.3.1rGyalrong9

rGyalrongkaprefix ʃi ‘die’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 780.12
Caodengkɐ́prefix-set ~ kə́prefix-set ‘die’Sun J 97 Cao
Caodengprefix-sə́morpheme-set ‘cause to die’Sun J 97 Cao
rGyalrongprefix ɕi ‘die / be dead’Dai 89 Jiar: 1.13
rGyalrong (Northern)prefixsʰɛi ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 rNQ: 1.13
rGyalrong (Eastern)prefix kʰʃis ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 rEQ: 1.13
rGyalrong (NW)prefixprefixsət ‘die / be dead’Sun H 91 rNW: 1.13
rGBenzhenkaprefix-ʃi ‘die’Sun J 97 rGB

5Tujia5

Tujiase²¹ ‘die / be dead’Chen 86 TuMQ: 1.13
Tujia (Southern)se²¹ ‘die’Tian 86
Tujiase³⁵ ‘die / be dead’Chen 86 TuBQ: 1.13
Tujia (Northern)se³⁵ ‘die’Tian 86

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

6.1.1Burmish52

Achang (Lianghe)ʂɿ⁵⁵ ‘die’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)ʂɿ⁵⁵ ‘die’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)ʂɿ⁵⁵ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.28
Achang (Luxi)ɕi³⁵ ‘die’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Xiandao)ʂɿ⁵⁵ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.29
Bolaʃɿ⁵⁵ ‘die’Dai 89 Bola: 2265
Bola (Luxi)ʃɿ⁵⁵ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.32
Bolaʃɿ⁵⁵ ku³¹morpheme ‘dead’Dai 89 Bola: 1506
Burmese (Written)se v.‘die; be extinguished’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)əprefix-se ‘dead’Benedict 76 WBur
Danuθe⁴ v.‘die’Luce 85: S.19
Hpun (Metjo)ʃih¹ v.‘die’Luce 85: S.19
Langsu (Luxi)ʃik³¹ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.31
Lashi (Lachhe')ʃeɪ⁴ v.‘die’Luce 85: S.19
Lashiʃə̱i³³ tsə⁵⁵morpheme ‘die / be dead’Dai 89 Lash: 1.13
Maru [Langsu]sik³¹ ‘die / be dead’Dai 89 Lang: 1.13
Taung-Yoθe⁴ v.‘die’Luce 85: S.19
Atsi [Zaiwa]šîtsuffix v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 192
Atsi [Zaiwa]ʃi² v.‘die’Luce 85: S.19
Atsi [Zaiwa]ʃi⁵¹ ‘die’Xu 84 Zaiwa

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish49

Gazhuosɿ³³ ‘die’Dai 87 Gazh
Gazhuosɿ³³ ‘die / be dead’Dai 89 Gazh: 1.13
Laloɕɪ̱²¹ ‘die / be dead’Chen 86 Yi: 1.13
Liphosi³³ ‘die’Chen 86 CS: 49.
Liphosi³³ ‘die’Chen 86 Yi: 1.13
Nasuɕi²¹ ‘die’Chen 86 CS: 49.
Nasuɕi³³ ‘die / be dead’Chen 86 Yi: 1.13
Neisuɕi²¹ ‘die’Chen 86 CS: 49.
Nesuɕi²¹ ‘die’Chen 86 CS: 49.
Nesuʂʅ²¹ ‘die / be dead’Chen 86 Yi: 1.13
Noesuɕi¹³ ‘die’Chen 86 Yi: 1.13
Nosusi³³ ‘die’Chen 86 CS: 49.
Nosusɿ³³ ‘die’Chen 86 Yi: 1.13
Nusu (Central)ɕi³⁵ ‘die’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Southern)ɕi⁵⁵ ‘die’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Central)ʂi³³ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.34
Yi (Dafang)ɕi³³ ‘die’Chen 85 YiJZ
Yi (Liangshan)sɿ³³ ‘die (stop living); extinguish (fire); put out (fire)’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)sɿ³³ su³³suffix ‘die’Matisoff PC
Yi (Nanhua)ɕi³³ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.37
Yi (Nanjian)xɯ⁵⁵ ‘die’Chen 85 YiJZ
Yi (Weishan)xɯ⁵⁵to³³morpheme v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.36
Yi (Xide)sɿ³³ ‘die’Chen 79 YiCh
Yi (Xide)sɿ³³ ‘die’Chen 85 YiJZ
Yi (Xide)sɿ³³ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.35
Yi (Xide)sɿ³³ gi⁵⁵morpheme ‘death’Chen 79 YiCh

6.1.2.2Central Loloish57

Ahii³³prefix ʂi²² ‘die / be dead’Luo 90: 1.13
Lolo (Ni)she v.‘die’Luce 85: S.19
Ahiʂi² ‘die’Chen 86 CS: 49.
Ahiʂi²² ‘die’Chen 86 Yi: 1.13
Jinuo (Youle)ʃi⁴² ‘die’Gai 86
Kucongsɿ33 ‘die’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahuchɔprefix-šɨ ‘corpse’Matisoff PC
Lahusɨ̄ v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 192
Lahu (Black)sɿ³³ ‘die’Chang 86
Lahu (Yellow)sɿ³³ po³¹suffix ‘die’Chang 86
Lisushï⁴ ‘die’Bradley 79 PLo: 599
Lisu (Central)shï⁴ v.‘die’Fraser 22
Lisu (Central)shï⁴ v.‘perish (die)’Fraser 22
Lisušʏ̄ v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 192
Lisu (Northern)tɕhæʔ²¹morphemeʃɿ³³ ‘die a violent death’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ỹ³⁵morpheme ʃɿ³³ ‘die of cold; ossified (fossilised)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ɔ̃³⁵morphemeʃɿ³³ V‘die of cold; dead stiff’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisuʃi̱³³ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.40
Lisu (Putao)ʃɪ⁴ v.‘die’Luce 85: S.19
Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ³³ V‘die; pass away; (light) go out’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Luquan)ʃɿ³³ v‘die’Xu 86 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ʃɿ³³kɯʔ²¹morphemele³³morpheme ‘die’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Yongsheng)ʃɿ³⁵ v‘die’Xu 86 Lisu
Lisu (Nujiang)ʃɿ̄⁴⁴ ‘die’Xu 86 Lisu
Lisuʃɿ⁴⁴ ‘die’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 780.27
Yi (Sani)sz̯⁵⁵ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.39
Sani [Nyi]sɥ³³ v‘die’Ma 89 SanQ: 355.2
Sani [Nyi]sɿ͆⁵⁵ v‘die (violently)’Ma 89 SanQ: 354.9
Sani [Nyi]ʂi³³ ‘die’Chen 86 CS: 49.
Sani [Nyi]ʂi³³ ma³³suffix ‘corpse / dead body’Matisoff PC

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish28

Akhaší v.‘die’Weidert 87 TBTo: 192
Bisuʃí ‘die’Bradley 9x Bisu
Hani (Lüchun)si⁵⁵ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.41
Hani (Mojiang)ʃɿ⁵⁵ v.‘die out (of fire)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1522.42
Mpisi⁵ v.‘die’Srinuan 76
Côông [Phunoi]sã⁵⁵morpheme sɨ⁵⁵ ‘corpse / dead body’Ferlus 91: 1.14
Silaɕi55 v.‘die’Kato 08 Lao: 181

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish5

Azhaʂi²¹ ‘die’Pelkey 11 Phula: 700
Pholaɕi⁵⁵ ‘die’Pelkey 11 Phula: 700
Hlepho Phowasɿ²¹χa⁵⁵morphemea²¹morpheme ‘die’Pelkey 11 Phula: 700

6.2Naxi8

Laze (Xiangjiao)sɯ˩ v.‘die (person)’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 3387
Laze (Xiangjiao)sɯ˩dzi˩morpheme ‘clothes for a corpse before cremation or burial’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Na (Yongning)ʂɯ˧ v.‘die (person)’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Naxi (Eastern)ʂɯ³³ ‘die’He 85
Naxi (Western)ʂɯ³³ ‘die’He 85

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*Karensejᴬ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76
*Karensìh ‘die’Jones 61: 170
Bwemorpheme θí v.‘kill’Henderson 97 Kar
Bweđᴜmorpheme θí morpheme v.‘kill a bug by crushing’Henderson 97 Kar
Bweɓɛmorpheme θí v.‘kill’Henderson 97 Kar
Bweθɨ⁵⁵ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76
Karenma³³morphemetθi⁵⁵ v.‘kill’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1602.50
Kayahsə³³ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76
Kayan (Pekon)mà̤morphemeθɨ́ V‘kill [lit. do-die]’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayan (Pekon)tēmorphemeθɨ́ V‘kill [lit. hit-die]’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayanθɨ⁵³ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76
Kayawsi⁵⁵ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76
Pa-Olomorpheme ‘corpse’Jones 61: 335
Pa-Omorpheme ‘kill’Solnit 89 PaO
Pa-O (Northern)si³¹¨ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76
Pa-O (Southern)si³¹¨ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76
Pwo (Northern)sei³⁵ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76
Pwo (Southern)θei⁵³ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76
Sgaw (Southern)si⁵⁵ ‘dead, die’Luangthongkum 13: 76

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Baiɕi³³ nõ³³suffix ‘die / be dead’Matisoff PC
Bai (Bijiang)ɕi³³ ‘die’Xu 84 Bai
Bai (Dali)ɕi³³ ‘die’Xu 84 Bai
Bai (Jianchuan)ɕi³³ ‘die’Xu 84 Bai
Bai (Jianchuan)ɕi³³ ‘die / be dead’Zhao 90: 1.13
Bai (Jianchuan)ɕi³³ kʰuã³³ ɕi³³ ʔã⁵⁵n˜ ‘carcass / dead animal’Jianchuan ɕi³³ kʰuã³³ ɕi³³ ʔã⁵⁵ nĩ⁵⁵ lit. “dead dogs, dead cats”. Probably refers to all domestic animals (e.g. chickens).morpheme · morpheme · morphemeZhao 90: 1.15
Bai (Jianchuan)ɕi³³ la̱⁴²suffix ‘die / be dead’Zhao 90: 1.13
Bai (Jianchuan)ɕi³³ lo̱²¹#1801 PTB *s-lwaŋ ‘BODY / CORPSE / DISCARDED OBJECT’ɕi³³ pã̱⁴²morpheme ‘carcass / dead animal’Jianchuan ɕi³³ lo̱²¹ ɕi³³ pã̱⁴² lit. “dead tigers, dead panthers”. Probably refers to all wild animals.Zhao 90: 1.15
Bai (Jianchuan)ɕi³³ ŋɯ̱̃²¹#25 PTB *ŋun ‘CORPSE’PTk *ŋun ‘CORPSE’ ɕi³³ mæ³³#17 PTB *s-maŋ ‘BODY / CORPSE’PTani *si-maŋ ‘DEAD BODY’PCN *a-maŋ ‘BODY / CORPSE’ ‘carcass / dead animal’Jianchuan ɕi³³ ŋɯ̱̃²¹ ɕi³³ mæ³³ lit. “dead ox, dead horse”. Probably refers to all draft animals (e.g. water buffalo).Zhao 90: 1.15

9.0.1Old Chinese3

9.0.2Middle Chinese1

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #27, *səy ‘DIE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/27
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#232, HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-27,
  title  = {{*səy 'DIE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #27},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/27}
}