6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.7 Movement > 6.7.3 Awkwardly, Irregularly, Abruptly

#2159 PTB *(b/p)lya-l SLIP / SLIPPERY

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root was set up as *ble in STC #141, on the basis of the Kanauri and Digaro forms. Firm cognates have since been discovered in Karenic and Tamangic. A number of forms point to a variant with final *‑l, including Pattani and Lushai (Mizo) (such a variant is also hypothesized as possible in Proto-Tamangic). The Cuona form might reflect a further variant with a velar suffix. See HPTB:204.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51475821592012bleslip*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB2030
720892159182bleslip*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC1410
34197221591800bleslipDarang [Taraon]61.1.2Deng1Anonymous xx TarNEFA-Taraon0
3419732159,m1800ble-a:slipperyDarang [Taraon]61.1.2Deng1Anonymous xx TarNEFA-Taraon0
700542159527bleslipperyDigaro61.1.2Deng1Benedict 72 STCSTC1410
2578552159976pelhslipLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2578392159252bejeslipAngami (Khonoma)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
700532159736bleslipKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Benedict 72 STCSTC1410
3368942159,m1788blē◦migʻslipvKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Bailey 11BAI19110
188142159,m1262brel◦cʰaslipperyPattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, D.D. 82 THDS-Patt0
188152159,m1262brel◦phislipv.Pattani [Manchati]202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, D.D. 82 THDS-Patt0
39847421591850plek³⁵slippery (road)Cuona Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1039.060
1779742159172ᴬpleslip*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6320
1779872159172ᴬpleːslip*TGTM232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6340
2626532159,s596ple◦bāqslipvGurung232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN02b1.550
657782159,s604ple◦baqslipGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Glover 72 GuVoSIL-Gur2.B.1.550
1779932159600¹ple-slipGurung (Ghachok)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6360
17798421591456¹pleːslip / slidevTamang (Risiangku)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6340
2626542159,s1457plā:-pāslipvTamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN02b1.550
1241202159,s1464plaː-paslipv.Tamang (Sahu)232.1.4Tamangish1Taylor 72 TmVoSIL-Sahu13.A.550
2626552159,s1520plā-laslipvThakali232.1.4Tamangish1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN02b1.550
1779922159,m1524⁵⁵'⁴⁴pli-muslip / slidevThakali (Marpha)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6360
684182159,m1531pla-lɔslipv.Thakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Hari 71a ThVoSIL-Thak2.B.1.550
17798521591530¹pleslickThakali (Tukche)232.1.4Tamangish1Mazaudon 94 TheseMM-Thesis6340
504282159,21591545phele pheleslipperyThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0
6091502159,21591736p(h)le ~ ʔbleslippery*Karen507Karenic1Benedict 72 STCSTC148n4070
52954221592038pleᴬslippery*Karen507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
53113721592044pli⁵⁵slipperyBwe507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
398513m,21591849gă³¹bli̱⁵⁵slippery (road)Karen507Karenic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1039.500
53088221592043pli³³slipperyKayah507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
53058421592042blai⁵³slipperyKayan507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
498926m,21591981θa◦pʰlídislocateVKayan (Pekon)507Karenic1Manson 10 KayanKM-Kayan0
53143921592045pli⁵⁵slipperyKayaw507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
31029021591235plèsmooth, slipperyPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0
30452821591759pleslip, slipperyPa-O507Karenic1Benedict 72 STCSTC139n3750
53029021592041ple³¹¨slipperyPa-O (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
53002621592040ple³¹¨slipperyPa-O (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
30453121591749blislip, slipperyPalaychi507Karenic1Benedict 72 STCSTC139n3750
53233421592048phli³⁵slipperyPwo (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
30452921591750phleslip, slipperyPwo507Karenic1Benedict 72 STCSTC139n3750
53262721592049phli⁵³slipperyPwo (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
30453021591755bleslip, slipperyKaren (Sgaw)507Karenic1Benedict 72 STCSTC139n3750
53174721592046ble³³slipperySgaw (Northern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620
53205021592047ble⁵⁵slipperySgaw (Southern)507Karenic1Luangthongkum 13TL-PK2620

Chinese comparandum

失 OC *śi̯ĕt, GSR #402a ‘fail, lose, let go’; Schuessler 2007:461 *lhit; B & S 2011: *l̥it {l̥i[t]}; Mand. shī.
跌 OC *d’iet, GSR #402j ‘stumble, rush’; Coblin 86:140 ST *dik > PC *dik > OC *dit; Schuessler 2007:212-13 *lît; B & S 2011: *lˁit {lˁi[t]}; Mand. diē.