Allofams:
9.0 Shape, Size, Color, Measure, Number, Time, Space > 9.7 Shape/Size > 9.7.2 Verbs referring to size/shape

#2143 PTB *(b/p)a(n/t) THIN

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

Some languages point to a voiceless initial with this root, although most forms descend from a *voiced prototype. Both an ‑n and a ‑t suffix are attested with this root: cf. #4165, and form II of this verb in several Chin languages, e.g. Tiddim paːt BE THIN. See HPTB: 440-441.

The basic allofam of this etymon appears to be #5551 PTB *ba THIN / FLAT, with an open rhyme.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
5147342143,21432012ban/|t ⪤ pan/|tthin*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5840
50019621431920pan ⪤ pamTHIN / LANK / SPARSE*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1650
44231621431930panlank, sparsePaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1650
30412321431762panthin (very)Tiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC102n2930
44231521431925pan¹very thinTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1650
31486721431778pan¹very thinviTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB13400
17085721431597pan¹very thinTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 94 TCVPB-TCV0
32802121431794ˊpan/ˋpanthin (very)vTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Henderson 65 TidCEJAH-TC0
44231721431928pamthin, to be slim, slenderbe v.Cho (Mindat)691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1650
44231321431947pân-I, pǎn-IIthin, lankbe v.Lai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1650
44231421431924pánthin (as paper), weak (as tea etc), watery (as milk)Lushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1650
31614221431779panthinviLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB27660
3041212143984panthinLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC102n2930
44231221431921thin, sparseLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC1650
621992p,2143,m2247e-po◦ro-thin (of things)be v.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 SuppCNDWB-CNSD0