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STEDT #5571

*s-la

TROUSERS
Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Notes

This root is well-attested in Qiangic and Lolo-Burmo-Naxi, but has so far not been discovered elsewhere.

Reflexes & cognates82 reflexes · 12 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

3.1Tangut3

Tangut [Xixia]lji̱ (lji) ‘trousers, pants’Li 97 Tangut: 1388
Tangut [Xixia]lji̱ (lji) ‘pants’Li 97 Tangut: 4991

3.2Qiangic18

Ersuzɑ⁵⁵tshɛ⁵⁵morpheme ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.18
Lyuzuʑæ³³tshɿ⁵³morpheme n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.18
Muyadʑə⁵³ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.15
Muya [Minyak]dʑɯ⁵³ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.15
Namuyili³³ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.19
Namuyili³¹ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.46
Pumi (Lanping)ʒdʒə⁵⁵ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.09
Pumi (Qinghua)sdʒə⁵⁵ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.11
Pumi (Taoba)ʑɨ³⁵ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.10
Qiang (Mianchi)ʐɛ̀ tímorpheme ‘pants, trousers’Evans 99 Qiang: 637
Qiang (Mianchi)ʐɛ̀ tìmorpheme-gùmorpheme gúmorpheme ‘pant leg [pants-leg]’Evans 99 Qiang: 638
Qiang (Mianchi)ʐɛ̀ tìmorpheme-qhuàmorpheme támorpheme ‘crotch of pants [pants-crotch]’Evans 99 Qiang: 639
Qiang (Taoping)iɑ³¹morphemeʃɿ³³ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.9
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]dʑi³⁵ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.16
Queyu (Xinlong)rdʑi¹³qa⁵⁵morpheme n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.13
Xumiphɛ³³morphemely³⁵ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.20
Xumiphɛ³³morphemelɛ⁵³ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.17
Zhaba (Daofu County)ʐdi⁵⁵ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.14

3.3rGyalrongic1

Ergong (Danba)lumorpheme ɕɯ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.14

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

6.1.1Burmish10

Achang (Longchuan)l̥ɔ³¹ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.28
Achang (Longchuan)l̥ɔ³¹ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.41
Achang (Luxi)la⁵⁵ ‘trousers / pants’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Xiandao)l̥ɔ³¹ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.29
Bola (Luxi)la̱³⁵ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.32
Langsu (Luxi)lɔ̱³⁵ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.31
Leqi (Luxi)lo̱⁵⁵ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.33
Maru [Langsu]lɔ̱³⁵ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.43
Atsi [Zaiwa]lo̱²¹ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.30
Atsi [Zaiwa]lo̱²¹ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.42

6.1.2Loloish1

*Loloishʔ-/k-la² ‘pants’Bradley 79 PLo: 228

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish25

Gazhuola⁵⁵ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.47
Laloʔlà ‘trousers’Björverud 94
Laloʔla² ‘trousers’Chen 86 CS: 59.
Lipholu⁵⁵ ‘trousers’Chen 86 CS: 59.
Nasuɬo⁵⁵ ‘trousers’Chen 86 CS: 59.
Neisuɬu⁵⁵ ‘trousers’Chen 86 CS: 59.
Nesuɬo² ‘trousers’Chen 86 CS: 59.
Nosuɬa⁵⁵ ‘trousers’Chen 86 CS: 59.
Nusu (Central)l̥a⁵⁵ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.34
Nusu (Northern)ɬɑ⁵⁵ ‘trousers / pants’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Bijiang)ɬɑ⁵⁵ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.45
Nusu (Southern)ɬɔ⁵³ ‘trousers / pants’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Dafang)ɬu⁵⁵ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.22
Yi (Liangshan)ɬa⁵⁵ ‘pants (clothing); trousers’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)ɬa⁵⁵ʣɿ³³morpheme ‘pants, short’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)ɬa⁵⁵ʥɛ²¹morpheme ‘pants (clothing); trousers’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Mile)lo⁵⁵bi²¹morpheme ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.25
Yi (Mojiang)so̱²¹morpheme(ɬo³³) ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.26
Yi (Nanhua)lu⁵⁵du²¹morpheme n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.37
Yi (Nanhua)lu⁵⁵tɛ⁵⁵morphemedu³³morpheme ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.24
Yi (Nanjian)lɑ²¹ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.23
Yi (Weishan)ʔlɑ²¹ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.36
Yi (Wuding)ɬu⁵⁵ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.38
Yi (Xide)ɬa⁵⁵ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.21
Yi (Xide)ɬɑ⁵⁵ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish11

Ahilo⁵⁵ ‘trousers’Chen 86 CS: 59.
Jinuola³³tsho³³morpheme ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.34
Jinuo (Youle)ɬə⁴⁴tsho⁴⁴morpheme ‘trousers / pants’Gai 86
Jinuoɬɯ⁴⁴tsho⁴⁴morpheme n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.44
Kucongla35 khɯ33morpheme ‘pants’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahu (Lancang)xɑ¹¹thɔ³³morpheme n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.43
Lahu (Black)xᴀ³¹thɔ³³morpheme ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.33
Lisu (Northern)lɤ⁵⁵thi³³morpheme N‘trousers; skirt (formal terms)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Sani [Nyi]ɬa⁵⁵ ‘trousers’Chen 86 CS: 59.
Yi (Sani)ɬɒ⁵⁵bæ³³morpheme n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish6

Hani (Dazhai)la³¹tshø³¹morpheme ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.31
Hani (Lüchun)la³¹tshø³¹morpheme n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.41
Hani (Caiyuan)lu³¹thu³¹morpheme ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.30
Hani (Gelanghe)la̱³¹di³³morpheme ‘trousers / pants’Li Yongsui 86 Hani
Hani (Shuikui)l̥ɔ³¹ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.32
Hani (Mojiang)l̥ɔ³¹ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.42

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish4

Southern Mujiɬa²¹ʨʰi²¹morpheme ‘pants’Pelkey 11 Phula: 455
Pholalɑ³³ ‘pants’Pelkey 11 Phula: 455
Phu Khaɬa³³ ‘trousers’Fried 00 PhuKha

6.2Naxi5

Laze (Xiangjiao)ɬie˥kʰwɤ˥morpheme ‘trousers’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 902
Na (Yongning)ɬi˩qʰwɤ˩morpheme ‘trousers’Michaud 06 NaLaze
Naxile³³ n‘pants / trousers’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0471.45
Naxi (Lijiang)le³³ ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.28
Naxi (Yongning)ɬe³³khuɑ¹³morpheme ‘pants / trousers’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 379.29

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5571, *s-la ‘TROUSERS’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5571
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. HPTB pp. 29, 165, 169, 172
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-5571,
  title  = {{*s-la 'TROUSERS'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5571},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5571}
}