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*m-dzam

BRIDGE / LADDER
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

prefixminitialdzrhymeam

Intermediate reconstructions

Tamangish*ᴬtsam ‘BRIDGE’
Lolo-Burmese*m-dzam¹ ‘BRIDGE’HPTB pp.19, 253, 254, 530
Loloish*dzam¹ ‘BRIDGE’

Connections

HPTB*m-dzam ‘bridge’pp. 251, 257
HPTB (PLB)*m-dzam¹ ‘bridge’pp. 19, 253, 254, 530

Reflexes & cognates259 reflexes · 18 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

2.1.1Western Himalayish3

Kanauritshamm n‘bridge’Bailey 11
Kanauritshamm lanmigʻmorpheme v‘bridge, build’Bailey 11

2.1.2Bodic10

Kurtöpzampasuffix ‘bridge’Weidert 87 TBTo: 721
Tsangla (Motuo)sam¹³pa⁵⁵suffix ‘bridge’Zhang Jichuan 86
Tsangla (Motuo)zampasuffix ‘bridge (general)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.7
Tsangla (Tilang)sham ‘bridge (rope)’Zhang Jichuan 86
Tshona (Wenlang)zɑm³⁵pɑ⁵⁵suffix ‘bridge’Lu 86 CuoM
Tshona (Mama)zᴀm¹³ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.6
Tashigangzampasuffix ‘bridge’Weidert 87 TBTo: 721

2.1.2.1Tibetan19

Dzongkhazʱamː ‘bridge’Weidert 87 TBTo: 721
Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)wzam mbasuffix ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.5
Tibetan (Balti)zʌmba·suffix ‘bridge’Rangan 75: 72
Tibetan (Batang)sɑ̃¹³mba⁵³suffix n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.03
Tibetan (Central)sa̱mpasuffix ‘bridge’Weidert 87 TBTo: 721
Tibetan (Khams:Dege)suŋ¹³ba⁵³suffix ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.3
Tibetan (Lhasa)(sam¹³pa⁵⁵suffix) kɛ¹³morpheme v.‘cross (a bridge)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1363.02
Tibetan (Lhasa)sam¹³pa⁵⁵suffix n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.02
Tibetan (Lhasa)sam¹⁵pa⁵³suffix ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.2
Tibetan (Written)(zam pasuffix) rgalmorpheme v.‘cross (a bridge)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1363.01
Tibetan (Written)zam pasuffix ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.1
Tibetan (Written)zampasuffix ‘bridge’Weidert 87 TBTo: 721
Tibetan (Written)zampasuffix n‘bridge’Marrison 67 Naga

2.3.3Central Kiranti1

3.2Qiangic25

Ersudzi⁵⁵ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.18
Guiqiong(zɑ̃⁵⁵pu⁵⁵morpheme) wu³⁵morphemetɕhyi⁵⁵morpheme v.‘cross (a bridge)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1363.16
Guiqiongzɑ̃³¹pu̵⁵⁵morpheme n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.16
Guiqiongzɔ̃³³pu̵⁵³morpheme ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.17
Lyuzudʑe³⁵ n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.18
Muyandzo²⁴ n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.15
Namuyidzo⁵⁵ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.19
Namuyidzuo⁵⁵ n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.46
Pumi (Jiulong)(dzã¹¹) tə¹¹morphemeʃi⁵⁵morpheme v.‘cross (a bridge)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1363.10
Pumi (Qinghua)dziɑ̃u¹³ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.11
Pumi (Taoba)dzã³⁵ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.10
Qiang (Longxi)tshá (tò)morpheme ‘bridge’Evans 99 Qiang: 94
Qiang (Mianchi)(tshá) tʂhuèmorpheme ‘cross (bridge)’Evans 99 Qiang: 1954
Qiang (Mianchi)tshá-kèmorpheme-gúmorpheme ‘cross (bridge) [bridge-go-return?]’Evans 99 Qiang: 1954
Qiang (Taoping)tshie³³dɑ²⁴¹morpheme ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.9
Xumizẽ⁵⁵ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.20
Xumizɛ̃⁵⁵ n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.17

3.3rGyalrongic2

3.3.1rGyalrong80

Caodengdzemʔ-tamorpheme kɐnlɔʔmorpheme ‘cross (bridge)’Sun J 97 Cao
Caodengndzem ‘bridge’Sun J 97 Cao
rGyalrongtaprefix ndzam ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.12
rGBenzhenprefix-ndzɐm ‘bridge’Sun J 97 rGB

4Nungic2

Trung [Dulong]dzɑ̆m⁵⁵ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.46
Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)zɑ̆m⁵⁵ ‘bridge’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

6.1.1Burmish17

Achang (Lianghe)tɕɑŋ⁵⁵ ‘bridge’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Longchuan)tɕam³¹thək³⁵morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.28
Achang (Longchuan)tɕam³¹thək³⁵morpheme ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.41
Achang (Luxi)tsam³¹ ‘bridge’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Xiandao)cam³¹thɤk³⁵morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.29
Bola (Luxi)tsam⁵⁵thɔ̃⁵⁵morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.32
Langsu (Luxi)tsam³¹thɔ̃³¹morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.31
Maru [Langsu]tsam³¹thɔ̃³¹morpheme ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.43
Maru [Langsu]tsɛ̃³¹ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.43
Atsi [Zaiwa]tsam⁵¹ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.42

6.1.2Loloish4

*Loloishdzam³ ‘steps / ladder’Bradley 79 PLo: 351A
*Loloishdzam¹ ‘bridge’Bradley 79 PLo: 393
*Loloishdzam¹ ‘bridge’Hansson 89 AHKP: 380
PNLdzam¹ ‘bridge’Chen 86 CS: 146.

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish32

Lalodʑy⁵⁵ ‘bridge’Chen 86 CS: 146.
Liphodzɤ³³ ‘bridge’Chen 86 CS: 146.
Nasudzʻɛ ‘bridge’Benedict 72 STC: 38n123
Nasundzhe²¹ ‘bridge’Chen 86 CS: 146.
Neisudzɛ²¹ ‘bridge’Chen 86 CS: 146.
Nesudzɤ²¹ ‘bridge’Chen 86 CS: 146.
Nosudzɪ³³ ‘bridge’Chen 86 CS: 146.
Nusu (Southern)dzɛ⁵⁵ ‘bridge’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Northern)ke³¹morphemegu⁵⁵#260 PTB *m-gam ‘LADDER / RAMP’dzɔ³⁵ɑ⁵⁵morpheme ‘ladder’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Dafang)da³³morphemedzɯ³³ ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.22
Yi (Liangshan)ta⁵⁵morphemeʣi³³ ‘bridge, big’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)ʣi³³ ‘bridge’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Mile)tsi³³ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.25
Yi (Mojiang)de̱³³morphemedzɛ²¹ ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.26
Yi (Mojiang)dzɯ²¹gɯ²¹morpheme ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.26
Yi (Nanhua)de̱³³morphemedzɯ³³ ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.24
Yi (Nanhua)dzɯ⁵⁵ɣə²¹morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.37
Yi (Nanjian)ɣo²¹morphemedʑy⁵⁵ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.23
Yi (Weishan)ɣo²¹morphemedʑy⁵⁵ n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.36
Yi (Wuding)dɑ̱²morphementshe³³ n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.38
Yi (Wuding)ntshe¹¹ v.‘cross (a bridge)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1363.38
Yi (Xide)dzi³³ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.21

6.1.2.2Central Loloish26

Ahitsi² ‘bridge’Chen 86 CS: 146.
Jinuo (Youle)kho³³morphemetsɛ³³ ‘bridge’Gai 86
Jinuokhrə³¹morpheme tsɛ³³ n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.44
Jinuokhɹa³³morphemetsɛ³³ ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.34
Jinuotsø³³thɐ⁵⁵morpheme ‘ladder’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 456.34
Jinuo (Youle)tsɛ³³thə⁵⁵morpheme ‘ladder’Gai 86
Jinuotsɛ⁴⁴thə⁵⁵morpheme n‘ladder’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0582.44
Kucongtsv31 ‘bridge’Dai 09 Kucong
Lisu (Northern)dʑæ³³hĩ³³morpheme N‘hanging ladder’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)dʑæ⁵⁵æʔ²¹morpheme N‘suspension bridge’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɔ²¹#260 PTB *m-gam ‘LADDER / RAMP’dzø³³ gu²¹morphemekhɤ²¹morpheme ‘end of bridge’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)khɔ²¹#260 PTB *m-gam ‘LADDER / RAMP’dzø³³ tɔ³⁵morphemedu³³morpheme ‘frame of bridge’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ta³⁵morphemebja²¹morpheme khɔ²¹#260 PTB *m-gam ‘LADDER / RAMP’dzø³³ N‘staircase; ladder’Bradley 94 Lisu
Sani [Nyi]tsɤ³³ ‘bridge’Chen 86 CS: 146.

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish19

Akhadzḿ ‘bridge’Hansson 89 AHKP: 380
Hani (Pijo)tjí kỳmorpheme ‘bridge’Hansson 89 AHKP: 380
Hani (Caiyuan)tse³³kv̩³¹morpheme ‘bridge’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 477.30
Hani (Gelanghe)dɔ³¹morphemedzm̩³³ ‘ladder’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Khatu)tjí morpheme ‘bridge’Hansson 89 AHKP: 380
Hani (Mojiang)tsɛ³³kv̩³¹ n‘bridge’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0070.42

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish3

Pholaʦɨ̠²³ ‘bridge’Pelkey 11 Phula: 541
Phu Khat͡ʃʰo³¹ ‘bridge’Fried 00 PhuKha
Phuzaʨʰʌ³¹ ‘bridge’Pelkey 11 Phula: 541

6.2Naxi7

Laze (Xiangjiao)dzy˥ʈʰv˩morpheme ‘ladder’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 1044
Naxidzo²¹ clf‘classifier for bridges’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0851.45

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3604, *m-dzam ‘BRIDGE / LADDER’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3604
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB pp.251, 257
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3604,
  title  = {{*m-dzam 'BRIDGE / LADDER'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3604},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3604}
}