6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.1 Action Verbs without Patient > 6.1.1 Affect > 6.1.1.4 Lie (down) > 6.1.1.4.1 Sit > 6.1.1.4.1.1 Sprawl

#1906 PTB *m-(t/d)u(ŋ/k) SIT

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

Dialects of Tibetan point to variants with final velar stop and/or nasal prefix. The long vowel is reconstructed on the basis of the Written Burmese rhyme ‑uiŋ.

This root strongly resembles #3602 PTB *du DWELL / STAY / SIT / REST / LIVE, and may well be allofamic with it.

In addition, there well may be a relationship between this root and #5757 PNungic *roŋ SIT. For a similar alternation between d‑ and r‑, see numbers #2686 PTB *(t/d)ak WEAVE and #5669 PTB *rak WEAVE / DRIVE / CHASE.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
75791906175duːŋsitv.*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2040
5148681906,19062012m-|duŋ/|k ⪤ m-|tuŋ/|ksit*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5870
75781906175tuːŋsitv.*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2040
723101906182tuːŋsit*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC3610
20928419061431toŋ³³sitSulung [Puroik]41.1“North Assam”0Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC574.520
2833731906173duŋsit*Tani51.1.1Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST3640
1742621906,m287du-(mo)sitApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1587861906,m286du-(mo)sitApatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1742631906333doːsitBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST 1
1587821906334doːsitBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1593491906,m334duŋ-jaːstay, remain at a placeBengni731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1742641906360duŋsitBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
43440019061820duŋsit downv.Bokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1819.240
1587831906365dɯŋsitBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1593441906365dɯŋstayBokar731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
2092581906368duŋsitBokar Lhoba731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC574.510
457151906,s564duː-namsitvGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
4943721906,s1979`duu◦namsitvi.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
219921906,19061078do-dositMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
32692519061792dositNishing731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 69 DafKDG-Daf0
468321906,m,s1444duŋ-bɯp-namsit on a slopevTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
468331906,m,s1444duŋ-lɯk-namsit after finding a placevTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
468301906,s1444duŋ-namsitvTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
468311906,m,s1444duŋ-tuŋ-namsit properlyvTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
17426519061253duŋsitPadam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 HCSTJS-HCST0
1580381906498duŋrestDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1587851906,m498duŋ-rasitDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
1593461906,m498duŋ-rastayDamu741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
25777419061335dungsitRengma651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
3636m,1906,m1337¹gi³dũ²gisitv.Rengma (Northern)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2040
36341906905dũŋsitv.Liangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2040
25777019061347dümsitRongmei / Nruanghmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
25776919061347dungsitRongmei / Nruanghmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
363319061346dûŋsitv.Rongmei / Nruanghmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2040
30650919061470tòŋsitTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV960
25776819061188tangsitNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
7121619061145toŋsitNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Benedict 72 STCSTC3610
363119061187¹toŋsitv.Nocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2040
2577871906669dungsitJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
323801906676dūŋsitJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB630
712151906685duŋsitJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC3610
3344581906679tuŋ³³sitJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Liu 84JZ-Jingpo0
43439519061814tuŋ³³sit downv.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1819.190
2092561906690tuŋ³³sitJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC574.470
36321906667²duŋsitv.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2040
45178819061964túŋsitSak401.7.3.2Asakian1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak1060
3633519061584ndəgsitTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 AmdoJS-Amdo5370
3646719061584ndəgstay, remainTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 AmdoJS-Amdo6690
20923619061585ndəksitTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC574.50
29134219061586ḏuksitTibetan (Balti)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Rangan 75RAN1975590
43438019061826nduʔ²³¹sit downv.Tibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1819.030
269125m,m,1906701det-ki-duksitTibetan (Jirel)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN01.0680
20923519061380nduʔ³¹sitTibetan (Khams:Dege)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC574.30
43437919061815tɛ¹³²sit downv.Tibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1819.020
20925919061557tɛʔ¹³sitTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC574.20
3811919061575dugsitTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib5370
3825119061575dugstay, remainTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib6690
683971906,m,m,m,m1531taŋ kʰja pʰle 'lɔ-lɔsit cross-leggedThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak6.B.3.90
34373119061801ThUNspread out (something to sit on)vBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 85 BnDsNKR-Bant0
34373219061801ThUNsit on (something)vBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 85 BnDsNKR-Bant0
20926819061409dzũ⁵⁵sitXumi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC574.200
434393m,19061812miæ³³zũ⁵⁵sit downv.Xumi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1819.170
43440319061823thɑ̃i²²sit downv.Burmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1819.270
20927819061428htɑĩ²²sitBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC574.400
2092521906411htoŋ²sitBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC574.390
43440219061822thoŋ²sit downv.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1819.260
2577851906392thuiṅsitBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
36291906390thuiŋsitv.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT2040
323811906401thuiŋsitBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB630
4386681906406thuiŋsitBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
712171906409thuiŋsitBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC3610
1422021906346dɯ̀ŋlive, be atBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley 9x BisuDB-Bisu0
45875619061961dɯŋ33sitv.Pyen486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Shintani 09 PyenST-PL1321780

Chinese comparandum

躅 OC *d’i̯uk, GSR #1224h ‘check the foot, stop walking’; Schuessler 2007:625 *drok; B & S 2011: *drok {[d]rok}; Mand. zhú.
住 OC *d’i̯u, GSR #129g ‘stop’; Schuessler 2007:625 *dro(k)h; B & S 2011: *dro‑s {dro(ʔ)‑s}; Mand. zhù.
S625 dou as well

Also see #3602 PTB *du DWELL / STAY / SIT / REST / LIVE.


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[Source note] rhyme!