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*g-na-s

STAY / REST / DWELL / BE / LIVE / ALIGHT / PERCH

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlena-sprefixginitialnrhymea-ssuffixscoverM · VS

Intermediate reconstructions

Lolo-Burmese*na² ‘BE / LIVE / STAY / REST / PERCH / SIT ON’HPTB p.477

Connections

HPTB*g-na-s ‘be / live / stay / rest / alight / perch’pp. 433, 442, 471, 477

Reflexes & cognates114 reflexes · 17 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)4

*Tibeto-Burmang-na-s ‘be / live / stay / rest / alight / perch’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 603

*Tibeto-Burmanna v.‘rest’Weidert 87 TBTo: 177

*Tibeto-Burmanna ‘rest’LaPolla 87: 61

*Tibeto-Burmanna ‘remain / rest’Benedict 72 STC: 414

1.1.2Deng5

Kaman [Miju]na⁵⁵ ‘rest’LaPolla 87: 61

Kaman [Miju]nɑ⁵⁵ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.23

Kaman [Miju]nɑ⁵⁵ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.48

Idunɑ⁵⁵ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.50

Yidunɑ⁵⁵ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.25

2.1.1Western Himalayish3

Kanaurina-śisuffix ‘rest’LaPolla 87: 61

Kanaurina-śisuffix ‘rest’Benedict 72 STC: 414

Kanaurinā◦s̱ẖimigʻmorpheme vi‘rest’Bailey 11

2.1.2Bodic2

Tsangla (Motuo)ɕoŋ#77 PTB *g/m-swan ‘BREATH(E) / LIVE’◦lamorpheme; nas ‘rest ordinary days;rest(walkin’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.7

Motuo Menbanas v.‘rest (while on the road)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.07

2.1.2.1Tibetan5

Tibetan (Written)gnas v.‘be (in the house)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1775.01

Tibetan (Written)gnas ɦtɕhaɦmorpheme v.‘live / reside’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1452.01

Tibetan (Written)gnas-pa be v.‘be / live / dwell / stay’Weidert 87 TBTo: 177

Tibetan (Written)gnas-pa be v.‘be, live, dwell, stay’LaPolla 87: 61

Tibetan (Written)gnas-pa be v.‘be, live, dwell, stay’Benedict 72 STC: 414

2.1.4Tamangish11

*TGTMᴬna ‘rest’morphemeMazaudon 94 These: 539

Gurungbo̩hqmorpheme nāh◦bāsuffix v‘rest’Hale 73 CSD: 11b1.33

Gurung (Ghachok)bõhqmorpheme nah◦basuffix ‘rest’Glover 72 GuVo: 6.B.1. 24

Gurung (Ghachok)nah◦rumorpheme cwihmorpheme◦bamorpheme ‘sleep’Glover 72 GuVo: 2.B.2.16

Tamang (Sahu)nah-pasuffix v.‘rest’Taylor 72 TmVo: 22.A.33.a

Tamang (Sahu)tuːhmorpheme-pasuffix nah-pasuffix v.‘rest’Taylor 72 TmVo: 22.A.33

Tamang (Sahu)tuːhmorpheme◦pasuffix nah-pasuffix v.‘rest (of work)’Taylor 72 TmVo: 17.A.24

Tamang (Sahu)³na ‘rest’Mazaudon 94 These: 539

Thakalinah-lamorpheme v‘rest’Hale 73 CSD: 11b1.33

Thakali (Tukche)nɔh-lɔmorpheme ‘rest’Hari 71a ThVo: 11.B.1.33

Thakali (Tukche)nɔh-lɔmorpheme ‘rest (from work)’Hari 71a ThVo: 6.B.1.24 2

2.3.4Western Kiranti2

Bahingna-sosuffix ‘take rest’LaPolla 87: 61

Bahingna-sosuffix ‘take rest’Benedict 72 STC: 414

3.2Qiangic17

Ersubaʴ⁵⁵morphemeȵi⁵³ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.18

Lyuzubɯ³³morphemeȵi⁵³ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.18

Lyuzuŋe³³morphemeȵi⁵³ v‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.18

Muyaji²⁴morphemeȵi³³ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.15

Muyaɣi²⁴morphemeȵi³³ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.15

Muya [Minyak]ji³⁵morphemeȵi⁵⁵ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.15

Namuyiȵi⁵³tæ³¹morpheme v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.46

Pumi (Jiulong)khɯ¹¹morphemeȵĩ⁵⁵ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.10

Pumi (Lanping)khə¹³morphemeni⁵⁵ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.09

Pumi (Qinghua)khə¹³morphemeni⁵⁵ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.11

Pumi (Taoba)khə³⁵morphemeȵi⁵³ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.10

Qiang (Taoping)χbɑ²⁴¹morphemeȵi³¹ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.9

Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]lə³⁵morphemeȵu⁵³ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.16

Xumilɛ⁵⁵morphemeȵɛ³³ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.20

Xumilɛ⁵⁵morphemeȵɛ̃⁵⁵ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.17

Xumilɛ⁵⁵morphemeȵɪ⁵⁵ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.17

Zhaba (Daofu County)ʌ¹³morpheme ȵi³³ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.14

3.3rGyalrongic1

Ergong (Danba)nɛmorpheme ni ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.14

3.3.1rGyalrong3

rGyalrongkamorpheme nəmorpheme na ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.12

Caodengkɐmorpheme-nəmorpheme-ne ‘rest’Sun J 97 Cao

rGyalrong (Maerkang)kɑmorpheme nəmorpheme nɑ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.11

4Nungic5

Dulongɹɯ³¹morphemenɑ⁵³ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.20

Trung [Dulong]ɹɯ³¹morphemenɑ⁵³ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.46

Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)rɯ³¹morpheme na⁵³ ‘rest’LaPolla 87: 61

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)rɯ³¹morpheme na⁵³ ‘rest’LaPolla 87: 61

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)ɹɯ³¹morphemenɑ⁵³ ‘rest’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmesena² ‘be / live / stay / rest / perch’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 603

6.1.1Burmish25

Achang (Lianghe)na³¹ ‘rest’LaPolla 87: 61

Achang (Lianghe)nɑ³¹ ‘rest’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Longchuan)nɔ³¹ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.28

Achang (Longchuan)nɔ³¹ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.41

Achang (Luxi)na⁵¹ ‘rest’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Luxi)na⁵¹ ‘rest’LaPolla 87: 61

Achang (Xiandao)nɔ³¹ ‘rest’Dai 89 Xian: 2387

Achang (Xiandao)nɔ³¹ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.29

Bolana³¹ ‘rest’Dai 89 Bola: 2387

Bola (Luxi)na³¹ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.32

Burmese (Rangoon)nɑ⁵⁵ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)ɑprefix nɑ⁵⁵◦ju²²morpheme ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.40

Burmese (Written)nà v.‘rest’Weidert 87 TBTo: 177

Burmese (Written)nâ ‘alight, perch’Matisoff 74 TJLB: 311

Burmese (Written)nâ ‘cease from motion, alight’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)nâ ‘cease from motion, alight’LaPolla 87: 61

Burmese (Written)nɑ³ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.26

Burmese (Written)ɑprefix nɑ³◦ju²morpheme ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.39

Langsu (Luxi)nɔ³⁵ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.31

Leqi (Luxi)nɔː³³ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.33

Marmaná ‘rest’Huziwara 08 Sak: 165

Maru [Langsu]nɔ³⁵ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]nó v.‘rest’Weidert 87 TBTo: 177

Atsi [Zaiwa]no²¹ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.30

Atsi [Zaiwa]no²¹ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.42

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish4

Laloʔnà ‘rest’Björverud 94

Yi (Dafang)nɒ³³ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.22

Yi (Nanjian)nɑ²¹ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.23

Yi (Weishan)ʔnɑ²¹ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.36

6.1.2.2Central Loloish14

Jinuo (Baka)n̥o³³ pjʌ³³morpheme ‘rest’Dai 89 JinB: 2499

Jinuonɔ³³pɐ³³morpheme ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.34

Jinuo (Youle)n̥ɔ⁴⁴pjə⁴⁴morpheme ‘rest’Gai 86

Jinuonə³³pjə³³morpheme v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.44

Jinuo (Baya/Banai)nʌ⁴⁴ pjʌ⁴⁴morpheme ‘rest’Dai 89 JinA: 2499

Lahunâ ‘perch (bird); rest’LaPolla 87: 61

Lisunà v.‘rest’Weidert 87 TBTo: 177

Lisu (Northern)na²¹ V‘stop; rest; take a break’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)na²¹gu³³morpheme ‘rest place (a large area, same as na²¹di³³, na²¹tɤ⁵⁵)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)na²¹gu³³morphemedi³³morpheme ‘rest place (larger than na³³tɤ⁵⁵)’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)na²¹tɤ⁵⁵morpheme ‘rest place’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)na²¹ɲa³⁵morpheme ‘go to bed; have a rest’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisunɑ³¹; ha³¹morpheme ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.27

Sani [Nyi]nɑ⁵⁵ ‘stop and rest’Wu 84: 98.1

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish14

Akhanà ‘rest’Hansson 89 AHKP: 37

Akha (Thai)nà ‘stop, rest’Hansson 89 AHKP: 37

Akha (Yunnan)ɣàmorpheme nà nà ‘stop, rest’Hansson 89 AHKP: 37

Akhaɣàmorpheme◦nà v.‘rest’Weidert 87 TBTo: 177

Hani (Lüchun)ɣàmorpheme nà nà ‘stop, rest’Hansson 89 AHKP: 37

Hani (Dazhai)ɣa³¹morphemena³¹na³¹ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.31

Hani (Lüchun)ɣa³¹morphemena³¹na³¹ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.41

Hani (Pijo)kɔ̀morpheme nɔ̀ ‘stop, rest’Hansson 89 AHKP: 37

Hani (Caiyuan)kɔ³¹morphemenɔ³¹ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.30

Hani (Pijo)nɔ̀ ‘rest’Hansson 89 AHKP: 37

Hani (Gelanghe)ɣa³¹morphemena³¹na³¹ ‘rest’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Wordlist)naq ‘stop, rest’Hansson 89 AHKP: 37

Hani (Shuikui)ɣɔ³¹morphemenɔ³¹ ‘rest’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 581.32

Hani (Mojiang)ɣɔ³¹morphemenɔ³¹nɔ³¹ v.‘rest’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1740.42

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish4

Azhanɔ̠⁴⁵kɔ³³morpheme ‘rest’Pelkey 11 Phula: 654

Hlepho Phowana⁵⁵ka³³morpheme ‘rest’Pelkey 11 Phula: 654

Phu Khana³⁵ ɬjɛ⁵³morpheme v.‘rest’Fried 00 PhuKha

Phuzana¹³ ‘rest’Pelkey 11 Phula: 654

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #84, *g-na-s ‘STAY / REST / DWELL / BE / LIVE / ALIGHT / PERCH’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/84

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

References: cf. STC#414, HPTB

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-84,
  title  = {{*g-na-s 'STAY / REST / DWELL / BE / LIVE / ALIGHT / PERCH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #84},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/84}
}