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STEDT #3598

*myan

SIT
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

This sparsely attested root is included here for reference. ↭ #3597 PTB *s-(m/n)əy SIT / DWELL / CONTINUATIVE

Reflexes & cognates11 reflexes · 1 subgroup

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)12

Ao (Chungli)a³prefix-mən¹ v.‘sit down’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.222
Ao (Chungli)aprefix◦men ‘sit’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)men◦denmorpheme n‘chair’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Chungli)mən¹-tən¹suffix n.‘chair’Bruhn 14 SuppCN
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)men◦chensuffix n‘chair’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)men◦yamorpheme ‘sit’Marrison 67 Naga
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[a]prefix-numorpheme mən-tʃənsuffix n.‘womb ('child' + 'sit' + LNOM)’Coupe 07 Ao
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)mən-tʃənsuffix n.‘chair ('sit' + LNOM)’Coupe 07 Ao

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3598, *myan ‘SIT’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3598
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3598,
  title  = {{*myan 'SIT'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3598},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3598}
}