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#159 PTB *b-tsan STRONG / FIRM / STEADFAST

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

We set up this root with an initial affricate to accommodate the Tibetan and Northern Naga forms. At the PLB level, the initial had simplified to a sibilant, a development which is replicated in scattered forms elsewhere, e.g. Sangtam a ze and Kayan Pekon sên.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
30337159177b-|tsanstrong / firm / steadfast*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0160
5159971592012b-|tsanstrong / firm*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6160
172675p,1591364a◦zestrongSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
29099159160janstrong / firm / steadfast*Northern Naga121.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC016 1
78854159161janhard*Northern Naga121.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1French 83WTF-PNN5010
148786p,1591192a canhardNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN5010
148788p,1591192a canloudNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN5010
29102p,1591189a-canhardNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0160
172669p,1591188a◦chanstrongNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
291011591189candifficultNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0160
1487851591192candifficultNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN5010
148787m,1591192lo canstrongNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN5010
29103m,1591189lo-canstrongNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0160
148784p,1591675a tsanhardTangsa (Yogli)841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN5010
29100m,1591674a-tsanhardTangsa (Yogli)841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0160
4885211591978ʒæn⁵⁵hard (firm)Phom851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Burling 98 PhomBP-PPWL0
146156159,s1569btsan-postrong, mighty, powerful; firm, staunch, immovable; safe, sure; definiteTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC016 2
148777159141zan¹strong*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0160
5161621592011zan¹strong / firm*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6200
29096159397sanstrong, vigorousBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0160
439035159406sanstrong, vigorousBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
438821159406sâñstrong, violent; illBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
438962159406thanstrong, violentBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
146155159833durable, strong, firm; steadfastLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0160
280789159946ze⁴⁴strong; solid; firmVLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
280794159,159946zɯ³⁵zɯ³⁵strong; hard; firmVLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
137532p,159244jɔ zìqfirmAkha (Yunnan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL4920
137531159243zìqfirmAkha (Thai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL4920
137534159633zyqfirmHani (Lüchun)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL4920
496127m,159,m,m1981âu◦sên◦âu◦klə̤̀nstable and firm, solidVelabKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
4985021591981sênfirmADJKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0

^ 1.
French 1983, p. 497.
^ 2.
“... staunch, immovable; safe, sure; definite, decided.”