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STEDT #744

*C-tsat

BITE DOWN ON

Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary · provisional

Reconstruction analysis

handletsatprefixCinitialtsrhymeatcoverTS · T

Intermediate reconstructions

Northern Naga/Konyakian*tsat ‘BITE INTO’

Lolo-Burmese*C-tsatᴸ ‘BITE’

Connections

HPTB*tsat ‘bite down on’p. 330

Reflexes & cognates52 reflexes · 11 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)2

*Tibeto-BurmanCⓋ-tsat ‘bite down on’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 025

*Tibeto-Burmantsat ‘bite down on’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 616

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1

Chokri²mɤmorpheme⁵tše v.‘bite’Weidert 87 TBTo: 385

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian2

*Northern Nagatsat ‘bite down on’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 025

*Northern Nagatsat v.‘bite’French 83: 459

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang7

Konyakjei v‘bite’Marrison 67 Naga

Konyakjei ‘bite down on’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 025

Konyakjei v‘bite’French 83: 459

Wanchotsat v‘bite’Marrison 67 Naga

Wanchotsat ‘bite down on’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 025

Wanchotsat ‘bite down on’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 24

Wanchotsat v.‘bite’French 83: 459

5Tujia2

Tujia (Northern)tɕʰe²¹ ‘chew’Tian 86

Tujia (Southern)tɕʰe³⁵ ‘chew’Tian 86

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

*Lolo-BurmeseC-tsatᴸ ‘bite’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 33

*Lolo-Burmese{C}prefix-tsat ‘bite down on’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 24

6.1.2Loloish2

*LoloishC-tsatᴸ ‘bite’Bradley 79 PLo: 634A

PNL{C}-tsatᴸ ‘bite’Chen 86 CS: 185.

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish24

Gazhuotɕhi⁵³ v.‘bite’Dai 89 Gazh: 3.10.7

Gazhuotɕhi⁵³ v.‘bite (mosquito)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1279.47

Gazhuotɕhi⁵³ v.‘bite’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1753.47

Gazhuotɕʰi⁵³ ‘bite’Dai 87 Gazh

Gazhuotɕʰi⁵³ ‘gnaw (bite)’Dai 87 Gazh

Nasundzʰe̱ṟ⁵⁵ v.‘bite’Chen 86 Yi: 3.10.7

Nasutšʻɤ 55 ‘bite down on’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 24

Nasutɕʰɤ̱⁵⁵ v.‘bite’Chen 86 Yi: 3.10.7

Nusu (Bijiang)tshuɔʴ⁵³ ‘bite’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 535.45

Nusu (Central)tshuɔ̱⁵³ v.‘bite (mosquito)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1279.34

Nusu (Central)tshuɔ̱⁵³ v.‘bite’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1753.34

Nusu (Central)tsʰuo̱⁵³ ‘bite’Dai 89 NusB: 2405.

Nusu (Southern)tsʰuɑ⁵³ ‘bite’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Central)tsʰuɔʴ⁵³ ‘bite’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Central)tsʰuɔ̱⁵³ ‘bite, sting (mosquito)’Dai 89 NusB: 1766.

Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)tsʰuɚ̱³¹ ‘bite, sting (mosquito)’Dai 89 NusA: 1766.

Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)tsʰuɚ̱³¹ ‘bite’Dai 89 NusA: 2405.

Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)tsʰuɚ̱³¹ tsi³⁵ ‘bite hold of’Dai 89 NusA: 2406.

Nusu (Northern)tsʰuɛ̱⁵⁵ ‘bite’Sun J 86 Nusu

Nusu (Central)tsʰu̱⁵³ ‘bite hold of’Dai 89 NusB: 2406.

Yi (Dafang)tɕhi¹³ ‘bite’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 535.22

Yi (Dafang)tɕʰi¹³ ‘bite’Chen 85 YiJZ

Yi (Mile)dzᴀ̱²¹ ‘bite’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 535.25

Yi (Mojiang)tshɯ̱²¹ ‘bite’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 535.26

6.1.2.2Central Loloish10

Ahitʂho 44s ‘bite down on’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 24

Ahitʂho̱² ‘bite’Chen 86 CS: 185.

Jinuo (Buyuan)tɕʰi⁵⁵ ‘bite’Gai 86

Jinuo (Youle)tɕʰə⁵⁵ ‘bite’Gai 86

*Common Lahuche˰ ‘bite’Bradley 79 PLo: 634A

Lahu (Black)chèʔ ‘bite down on’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 025

Lahu (Black)chèʔ ‘bite into’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 24

Lahu (Black)cʰèʔ ‘bite’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 33

Lahu (Black)tsʰeʔ²¹ ‘bite (of dog)’Chang 86

Lahu (Yellow)tɕʰiʔ²¹ ‘bite (of dog)’Chang 86

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish5

Akhatseh LS ‘clamp down with teeth’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 24

Akhatsehʔ³¹ ‘bite down on’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 025

Akhatseh˰ ‘bite’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 33

Bisutshɛ̀ ‘bite’Bradley 9x Bisu

Bisutshɛ̀ ‘bite’Beaudouin 88 Bisu: 28

6.2Naxi3

Mosotsʻa 55 ‘bite down on’Matisoff 72 LTSR: 24

Naxi (Lijiang)tshɑ⁵⁵ ‘bite’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 535.28

Naxi (Western)tsʰɑ⁵⁵ ‘bite’He 85

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #744, *C-tsat ‘BITE DOWN ON’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/744

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

References: cf. GSTC #25, HPTB p.330

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-744,
  title  = {{*C-tsat 'BITE DOWN ON'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #744},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/744}
}