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STEDT #3582

*s-l(a/e)y

BRIDGE / LADDER
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

prefixsinitiallrhymeay/ey

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*lay ⪤ *hlay ‘BRIDGE’PKC #995

Connections

Allofams
HPTB*s-lay ⪤ *s-ley ‘bridge / ladder’pp. 216, 220, 511

Chinese comparandum

梯 OC *t’i̯ər, GSR #591l ‘wooden steps, staircase’; Schuessler 2007:493 *thî ~ thə̂i; B & S 2011: *l̥ˁəj {l̥ˁ[ə]j}; Mand. tī.

The Chinese and Chepang comparisons are due to Bodman 1980.

Reflexes & cognates71 reflexes · 20 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmans-lay ⪤ s-ley ‘bridge / ladder’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 599

1NE Indian Areal Group1

Kamarupans-lay ⪤ s-ley ‘bridge / ladder’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 133

1.1.1.1Western Tani3

Apatanisɯprefix-la ‘rope bridge’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnisiprefix-lak ‘rope bridge’Sun J 93 Tani

1.1.2Deng2

Darang [Taraon]lo ‘bridge (rope)’Anonymous xx Tar
Darang [Taraon]lo ‘bridge (string)’Anonymous xx Tar

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinlay ⪤ hlay ‘BRIDGE’VanBik 09 PKC: 995

1.2.1.1Northern Chin8

Sizanglē ‘bridge’VanBik 09 PKC: 995
Thadolèi ‘bridge’Thirumalai 72: 13
Thadolèy ‘bridge’VanBik 09 PKC: 995
Tiddimka?³morpheme lei³ ‘ladder’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 537
Tiddimlei³ ‘bridge’VanBik 09 PKC: 995
Tiddimˋlei n‘bridge’Henderson 65 TidC
Tiddimˋlei ‘bridge / ladder’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 133

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

1.2.2Central Chin8

Lushai [Mizo]lei ‘bridge / ladder’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 133
Lushai [Mizo]lèi n‘bridge, a suspension bridge’VanBik 09 PKC: 995
Lushai [Mizo]leih-lâwnmorpheme ‘bridge / ladder’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 133
Lushai [Mizo]lei◦lâwnmorpheme n‘bridge’Marrison 67 Naga
Lushai [Mizo]lei◦lâwnmorpheme ‘ladder’Marrison 67 Naga

1.2.3Maraic3

Lakher [Mara]hlei-dymorpheme ‘stair, bridge, ladder; flight of steps’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 133
Lakher [Mara]hlei-rimorpheme ‘small bridge’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 133

1.3.4Tangkhulic5

Tangkhulśay ‘bridge’Bhat 69 TNV: 85
Tangkhulśay◦ronmorpheme ‘bridge / ladder’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 133
Tangkhulshai n‘bridge’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhulshai◦ronmorpheme ‘ladder’Marrison 67 Naga

3.2Qiangic11

Ersuɬi⁵⁵tsɿ⁵⁵morpheme ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.18
Lyuzuɬi³³ki⁵³morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.18
Namuyidʐɿ⁵⁵morphemeɬi⁵⁵ ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.19
Namuyiɬi⁵⁵dʐɿ⁵⁵morpheme n‘flight of steps’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0520.46
Namuyiɬi⁵⁵dʐɿ⁵⁵morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.46
Qiang (Mawo)(ɑ)prefix lɑ clf‘classifier for bridges’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0851.08
Queyu (Xinlong)ɬi⁵⁵ki³³morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.13
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]ɬi⁵⁵ki⁵³morpheme ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.16
Xumiɬɛ⁵⁵tʃɿ⁵⁵morpheme ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.20

3.3rGyalrongic2

3.3.1rGyalrong1

6.1.1Burmish6

Burmese (Rangoon)hle²²kɑ⁵⁵morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.27
Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)ɬe²²kɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.40
Burmese (Written)hle-kâmorpheme ‘stairs; ladder’Benedict 76 WBur
Burmese (Written)hle²kɑ³morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.26
Burmese (Written)hle²kɑ³morpheme ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.39
Burmese (Written)lhe◦kā:morpheme ‘ladder’Marrison 67 Naga

6.2Naxi2

Naxile³³dʑi²¹morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.45
Naxi (Lijiang)le³³dʑi³¹morpheme ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.28

9Sinitic1

9.0.1Old Chinese1

Chinese (Old/Mid)t'i̯ər n.‘wooden steps, staircase’Karlgren 57 GSR: 591l

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3582, *s-l(a/e)y ‘BRIDGE / LADDER’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3582
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: GSTC 133, HPTB pp.216, 220, 511
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3582,
  title  = {{*s-l(a/e)y 'BRIDGE / LADDER'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3582},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3582}
}