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STEDT #512

*m-(t)syen

NAIL / CLAW

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*tin ‘NAIL / CLAW / HOOF’
Tamangish*ᴬtsʰin ‘NAIL’

Connections

HPTB*m-(t)syen ‘nail / claw’pp. 29, 278, 290, 296

Notes

The mid vowel of this allofam seems certainly to be a secondary development from the original rhyme *-in.

Reflexes & cognates237 reflexes · 30 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)4

*Tibeto-Burmanm-(t)syen ‘nail / claw’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 617
*Tibeto-Burmanm-tsyen ‘fingernail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 761
*Tibeto-Burmanm-tsyen ‘nail, claw’Benedict 72 STC: 29n94

1.1.2Deng2

1.2Kuki-Chin3

*Chintin ‘NAIL / CLAW / HOOF’VanBik 09 PKC: 211
Chinbokammorpheme-tin ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP
Thanphum-pə̆morphemetin³ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22

1.2.1.1Northern Chin13

Kuki-Chinganchamorphemetin ‘claw (of animal)’Haokip 98: 7.4.3
Kuki-Chinkengmorphemetin (vacha)morpheme ‘talon (of bird)’Haokip 98: 7.4.4
Paitechin [tsin] ‘nail’VanBik 09 PKC: 211
Siyintśiŋ ‘nail’Benedict 72 STC: 74
Thadotîn ‘claw, nail’VanBik 09 PKC: 211
Thadotín ‘claw’Thirumalai 72: 66
Tiddimcin¹ ‘finger nail’VanBik 09 PKC: 211
Tiddimcin¹ ‘finger nail’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 182
Tiddimtin ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP
Tiddimtjɪn³ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Tiddimtsǐn ‘nail (finger)’Weidert 87 TBTo: 87

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin23

Asho (Sandoway)diɪn² ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Daaim̩tín ‘nail’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 91
Khamimsiŋmseŋ ‘nail’Benedict 72 STC: 74
Awa Khumimˉtsiːŋ² ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Khumipᵊsʰín ‘claw’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 49
Khumipᵊsʰïn ‘nail’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 91
Khumi (Ahraing)pə̆tjən¹ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Khumi (Ahraing)pə̆tsən¹ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Matupitiːn⁴ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Wakungmᵊsĩŋ ‘claw’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 49
Womatumˋtsɤn¹ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22

1.2.2Central Chin18

Khualsimtɪn² ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Lai (Hakha)tin ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP
Lai (Hakha)tɪn⁵ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Lushai [Mizo]tin ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP
Lushai [Mizo]tin ‘talon / claw’Matisoff 87 BP
Lushai [Mizo]tǐn n‘claw, a nail, a talon, a hoof’VanBik 09 PKC: 211
Lushai [Mizo]tǐn ‘nail / hoof’Løffler 85 Paa
Lushai [Mizo]tin ‘nail, claw, hoof’Benedict 72 STC: 74
Lushai [Mizo]tɪn³ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Paangkhuamatìn ‘nail / hoof’Løffler 85 Paa
Paangkhuatìn ‘nail / hoof’Løffler 85 Paa

1.2.3Maraic8

Lailenpiməˊmorphemepə̆taɪ¹ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Lakher [Mara]pà-tó ‘nail, claw’VanBik 09 PKC: 211
Lakher [Mara]pato<patin ‘nail / hoof’Løffler 85 Paa
Lothvo (Hiranpi)pə̌ˋtẽ³ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Merapə̆⁶teɪ¹ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Tha'oatin² ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Xongsaitɪn² ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22
Zotungtĩ⁵ ‘nail, claw, hoof’Luce 85: P.22

1.2.4“Old Kuki”8

Kom Remmətin ‘nail’Toba 91 KRQ: 7.4
Kom Remmʌtìn ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 290
Kom Remmorpheme mətin ‘claw (of animal)’Toba 91 KRQ: 7.4.3
Moyonbʌtíŋ ‘nail’Kosha 90: 7.4
Sorbungmətín ‘claw (of animal)’Mortensen 11 Sorbung: BodyParts.224
Sorbungmətín ‘talon (of bird)’Mortensen 11 Sorbung: BodyParts.225

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang4

2.1.1Western Himalayish9

Bunancentsimorpheme ‘claw (of animal)’Sharma, S.R. 91 Bu: 7.4.3
Kanauricin n‘claw / nail of finger or toe’Bailey 11
Kanauricin ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP
Kanauricin ‘talon / claw’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.2.1Tibetan15

Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)sʰen-mosuffix ‘nail’Sun J 85 Amdo: 624
Tibetan (Batang)she⁵⁵mo⁵³suffix nbp‘nail’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0113.03
Tibetan (Lhasa)sẽ⁵⁵mo⁵⁵suffix nbp‘nail’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0113.02
Spitisenmosuffix ‘nail’Bodh 91: 7.4
Tibetan (Spiti)senmosuffix ‘nail’Sharma, S.R. 79 Sp
Tibetan (Written)p'yagmorpheme-sen ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP
Tibetan (Written)sen-mosuffix ‘nails (of hand, foot)’Luce 85: X.166
Tibetan (Written)sen-mosuffix ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP
Tibetan (Written)sen-mosuffix ‘fingernail, toenail, claw’Benedict 72 STC: 74
Tibetan (Written)z̀absmorpheme-sen ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP

2.1.4Tamangish23

*TGTMᴬtsʰin ‘nail’Mazaudon 94 These: 292
Gurung¹sĩ ‘fingernail’Mazaudon 94 These: 948
Gurung¹tsʰĩ ‘nail’Mazaudon 94 These: 292
Manang (Gyaru)yaː¹morpheme syin¹ ‘nail’Nagano 84 Man: 032
Tamang (Risiangku)¹tsʰin ‘nail (finger, toe)’Mazaudon 94 These: 292
Thakali (Marpha)⁵⁴ɕin ‘nail (finger, toe)’Mazaudon 94 These: 948
Thakali (Syang)⁵⁴tʃʰin ‘nail (finger, toe)’Mazaudon 94 These: 293

2.1.5Dhimal2

Dhimalkhurmorpheme-siŋ ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP
Dhimalkhurmorpheme-siŋ ‘finger-nail’Benedict 72 STC: 74

2.3Kiranti1

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti14

Limbu[seːndiʔ]morpheme ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 167
Limbu[seːnduʔba]morpheme ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 167
Limbusendimorpheme ‘nail, claw’Michailovsky 89 Lm
Limbusendukmorpheme ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 167
Limbuseːndimorpheme ‘nail’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 125
Limbuseːndimorpheme ‘nail’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 126
Limbuseːndikʔmorpheme ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 512
Limbuseːndiʔmorpheme ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 512
Limbuseːnduʔbamorpheme ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 512
Yakhachendimorpheme ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 167
Yakhachendikmorpheme ‘nail’Weidert 87 TBTo: 167
Yakhacɛːndimorpheme ‘nail’Kohn 90: 7.4
Yakhamuːkmorpheme cɛːndi#508 PKir *di ‘FINGERNAIL’ ‘fingernail’Kohn 90: 7.4.1

2.3.2Southern Kiranti3

Kulungsendimorpheme ‘nail’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 125
Kulungsendimorpheme ‘nail’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 126
Kulungsendimorpheme ‘nail, claw’Rai 75 Kul

2.3.3Central Kiranti6

Dumisyendimorpheme ‘nail’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 125
Dumisyendimorpheme ‘nail’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 126
Dumisyendimorpheme ‘nail, claws, talon’Driem 93 Dumi
Khalingsenmorpheme ‘nail’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 125
Khalingsenmorpheme ‘nail’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 126

3.2Qiangic17

Muya [Minyak]ʐa³⁵morphemendza⁵³ ‘fingernail’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 256.15
Pumi (Qinghua)sdʒã¹³ ‘fingernail’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Qinghua)sdʒã¹³ ‘fingernail’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 256.11
Pumi (Taoba)ʐɛ̃³⁵ ‘fingernail’Lu 83 Pumi
Pumi (Taoba)ʐɛ̃³⁵ ‘fingernail’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 256.10
Qiang (Taoping)sie⁵⁵ qə⁵⁵morpheme ‘fingernail’Sun H 81 Qia
Qiang (Taoping)sie⁵⁵qə⁵⁵morpheme ‘fingernail’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 256.9

3.3rGyalrongic3

3.3.1rGyalrong7

rGyalrongtaprefix ndzu ‘fingernail’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 256.12
rGyalrongtaprefix yimorpheme Ndzu rumorpheme ‘fingernail’Nagano 97 GyQ: 7.4.1

4Nungic7

Anongñin ‘nail, finger’Sun J 88 Ano
Anongnyin ‘nail’Matisoff 87 BP
Anongnyin ‘finger-nail’Benedict 72 STC: 74
Nungȵin⁵⁵ nbp‘nail’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0113.21
Dulongȵin⁵⁵ nbp‘nail’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0113.20

6.1.1Burmish18

Burmese (Written)àprefixsàń ‘nail’Benedict 72 STC: 74
Burmese (Written)khremorpheme-sâñ ‘talon / claw’Matisoff 87 BP
Burmese (Written)khre#335 PTB *krəy ‘FOOT’-sâñ~lakmorpheme-sâñ ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP
Burmese (Written)əprefix-sâñ ‘nail ( finger- )’Benedict 76 WBur

6.1.2Loloish2

*Loloishsiŋ² ‘fingernail’Bradley 79 PLo: 115

6.1.2.2Central Loloish11

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish6

Côông [Phunoi]lə̆morphemeshìɲ ‘fingernail’Matisoff 87 BP

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #512, *m-(t)syen ‘NAIL / CLAW’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/512
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC#074; revised version of #511
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-512,
  title  = {{*m-(t)syen 'NAIL / CLAW'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #512},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/512}
}