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Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production  ›  Action Verbs without Patient  ›  Affect  ›  To do/act
STEDT #552

*day

DO / MAKE
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

This widely attested root is firmly established. Jingpho shows variation between *-i and *-ay.

Reflexes & cognates26 reflexes · 13 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

1.2.2Central Chin2

Lushai [Mizo]tì ‘do / say / think’Weidert 87 TBTo: 54

1.2.3Maraic1

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group3

Rengmathü ‘make’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group4

Zemeteu ‘make’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.1Bodo1

Bodosomorpheme◦day ‘make’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 103

1.7.3.1Jingpho1

Jingphotāi ‘become, metamorphose, transform, play the part of another person / character; be skilled or knowledgeable, well-versed’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 103

3.1Tangut1

3.3rGyalrongic1

6.1.1Burmish4

Burmese (Written)te ‘do repeatedly and constantly’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 103
Burmese (Written)te ‘do repeatedly and constantly’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 43
Burmese (Written)te ‘do repeatedly and constantly’Benedict 76 WBur

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish1

Yi (Liangshan)dɛ³³ ‘build; create; make (build)’Ma 08 Yi: index

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #552, *day ‘DO / MAKE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/552
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: HPTB p.208
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-552,
  title  = {{*day 'DO / MAKE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #552},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/552}
}