Reflexes & cognates105 reflexes · 9 subgroups
0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1
4Nungic1
6.1.1Burmish2
6.1.2.1Northern Loloish23
Lalosiq#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’-dzí ‘tree’Björverud 94
Lalothò#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’-dzí ‘pine tree’Björverud 94
Nusu (Bijiang)thɔ̃³¹#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzə̃ʴ³⁵ ‘pine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 179.45
Nusu (Southern)thɔ̃⁵⁵#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzə³⁵ ‘pine’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Central)thɔ̃⁵⁵#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzɚ̃³³ nveg‘pine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0385.34
Nusu (Northern)thə̃⁵⁵#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzə³⁵ ‘pine’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Dafang)thɒ³³#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dʑe²¹ ‘pine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 179.22
Yi (Mojiang)thɒ³³#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzɛ²¹ ‘pine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 179.26
Yi (Nanhua)thɑ²¹#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzɿ³³ nveg‘pine’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0385.37
Yi (Nanhua)thᴀ²¹#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzɯ³³ ‘pine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 179.24
Yi (Nanjian)sɿ̄³³#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’dzɿ⁵⁵ ‘tree’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 178.23
Yi (Nanjian)thu²¹#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzɿ⁵⁵ ‘pine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 179.23
6.1.2.2Central Loloish65
Jinuosɯ⁴⁴#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’tsɯ³¹ n‘tree’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0372.44
Kucongthv31#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’ tɕɛ31 ‘pine tree’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahu (Black)šɨ̂ʔ#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’-cɛ̀ ‘tree ("wood-plant")’Matisoff 88 DL: 484
Lisu (Northern)a²¹prefixphi²¹morphemedzi³³ N‘water-hemp tree (shrub growing on riverbanks)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)a⁵⁵prefixda²¹morpheme ɕɯ⁵⁵morphemedzi³³ N‘kind of tree, Viburnum cylindricum (over 3m high with shiny feathery leaves, and black nuts like sorghum which may be used as dyestuff)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)dzi²¹morphemeʃɿ⁵⁵morphemedzi³³ ‘seed-bearing hemp (female hemp plant kept for seeds)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)hĩ³³morphemehɤ³³morphemedzi³³ ‘kind of tree (used as building material)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)la²¹#786 PTB *s-la ‘LEAF / TEA / FLAT THING’PKar *hlaᴮ ‘LEAF’tɕa⁵⁵morphemedzi³³ ‘tea plant’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)la³³morphemekɔ³³morphemedzi³³ ‘red sandalwood tree (evergreen, reddish hard wood)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)mæ³⁵morphemedzi³³ N‘mao-tree (shrub with fine fibre, often used to make wooden bowls and ladles)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)ni³⁵morphemebɯ³³morphemedzi³³ ‘kind of hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla (lit. 'disgusting tree')’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Central)si²#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’-dzi³ n.‘tree’Fraser 22
Lisu (Central)si²¹#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’dʑø³³morphemedzi³³ N‘evergreen dogwood, Cornus capitata (tree with fruit like lychee)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)si²¹#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’dʑɤ³³morphemedzi³³ N‘evergreen dogwood, Cornus capitata (tree with fruit like lychee)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)si²¹#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’le²¹morphemedzi³³ ‘peach tree’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)si²¹#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’tʃhɿ³³morphemedzi³³ ‘pear tree’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)si³⁵#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’dzi³³ ‘tree’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)si³⁵#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’dzi³³ ku³³morphemesi³³morpheme ‘under the tree’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)si³⁵#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’mɔ²¹#2440 PTB *maŋ ‘BIG / ELDER (BROTHER, UNCLE) / OLD’PLB *maŋ² ‘OLD (of people)’dzi³³ ‘old tree; ancient tree’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)si³⁵#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’phy³³morphemedzi³³ ‘male tree’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)si³⁵#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’sɤ²¹morphemedzi³³ ‘fruit tree’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)si³⁵#2658 PTB *si(ŋ/k) ‘TREE / WOOD / FIREWOOD’PTani *sɯŋ ‘WOOD / TREE’PKC *thiŋ ‘TREE / WOOD’PCN *siŋ ‘WOOD’PTk *tʰiŋ ‘WOOD’TGTM *ᴮsiŋ ‘TREE’PKir *siŋ ‘TREE’PLB *sikᴴ ⪤ *siŋ ‘TREE’væʔ²¹morphemedzi³³ ‘tree of caryotaurens’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisutho³¹#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzɿ⁴⁴ ‘pine’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 179.27
Lisu (Northern)thɔ²¹#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzi³³ ‘pine tree’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)tɕhæ³⁵#5678 PLB *krakᴴ ‘CROSSBOW’sɤ³⁵morphemedzi³³ ‘grind-crossbow-tree (tree with hard abrasive leaves good for polishing wooden objects and crossbows)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)tɕhæʔ²¹morphemema⁵⁵morphemedzi³³ N‘kind of tree, Rhus chinensis (with edible fruit)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)tɕi⁵⁵morphemema³³morphemedzi³³ ‘lacquer tree (that which blossoms and bears fruits)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)tɕi⁵⁵morphemephy³³morphemedzi³³ ‘lacquer tree (which blossoms but does not bear fruit)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Northern)tʃhɿ³³morphemedza⁴⁴morphemela²¹morphemedzi³³ N‘chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach (with edible fruit)’Bradley 94 Lisu
6.1.2.3Southern Loloish2
6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish2
6.2Naxi5
Na (Yongning)tʰo˧#2690 PTB *taŋ ‘PINE / FIR’PTk *taŋ ‘PINE (TREE)’PLB *taŋ² ‘FIREWOOD / PINE’dzi˩ ‘pine tree’Michaud 06 NaLaze
8Bai5
Cite this entry
STEDT etymon #6123,
*dziŋ ‘PLANT (n.) / TREE’.Stable link:
https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6123Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: HPTB DONE; JAM-HPTB: 281
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-6123,
title = {{*dziŋ 'PLANT (n.) / TREE'}},
author = {STEDT},
year = {2017},
note = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #6123},
url = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/6123}
}