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#2673 PTB *syaːl ⪤ *syiːr IRON

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

Benedict (STC, n. 244, p. 80) suggests that the rhyme alternation in this root indicates that it is an old loanword from Austro-Tai. However, the alternation of ‑ya‑ and ‑i‑ is paralleled in a number of other roots, notably #33 PTB *s‑myak*s‑mik EYE.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
723222673182s(y)i:riron*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC3720
5158912673,26732012syaːl ⪤ syiːriron*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6130
50042326731920thiirIRON / METAL / STEEL*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
44342626731930siikironPaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
44342726731927chīkironSizang681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
44342526731926thîʔiron, metalThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
29365126731509thíʔironThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Thirumalai 72THI1972630
2928452673,m1509thíʔ bòŋiron rodThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Thirumalai 72THI1972250
44342426731925siːk¹ironTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
31516026731778siːk¹ironTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB15940
3151632673,m1778siːk¹ seːk²iron smith (si:k1 iron'; sek3 'hammer')Tiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB15960
443428m,26731948nˊtʻiˊˊiron, metalAsho691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
44342226731923thíiriron, steel, metalLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
44342126731947thîir ⪤ thîariron, steel, metalLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
712722673984thi-r|ironLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC3720
44342326731924thǐiriron, steel, metalLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
2590552673976thîrironLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
31516126731779thiːrironLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB15940
44342026731921thúairon, metalLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC3920
52388326732033tʰiarironSorbung721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Brown 37 IndoBRO18370
52441026732030tʰiárironSorbung721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Mortensen 11 SorbungMK-SorbungNature.1500
25903626731019tharironMaring111.3“Naga” Areal Group0Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
52388026732034tʰirironMaring111.3“Naga” Areal Group0Brown 37 IndoBRO18370
61933326732229jənIRON*Central Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.1740
619069p,26732228(a-)jənIRON*Ao631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNII.2960
2590242673270inironAo (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
61971726732226jən²ironn.Ao (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNII.2960
258558m,2673270yongmen◦incopperAo (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
259025p,2673273a◦yinironAo (Mongsen: Longchang)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
258438m,2673273yongmen◦inbrassAo (Mongsen: Longchang)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
4505432673,35901963in-tʃaŋbullet ('iron' + 'seed')n.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
450615m,26731963jùŋpə̀n◦jincopper, brassn.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
450893p,26731963[a]-jinironn.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
6203342673,63652231jon¹tʃak²ironn.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.1740
6178482673,63652220un◦jakironLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Murry 78LLC-ALV630
3167092673,6365961yón̯◦cāk>ironLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Acharya 75ACH19750
2584442673,6365963yon◦chakbrassLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2590332673,6365963yon◦chakironLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2585602673,6365963yon◦chakcopperLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
6179152673,63652220yon◦jakironLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Murry 78LLC-ALV630
6179892673,6365962¹yun-⁽²⁾džakironLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT4350
6181532673,m2205i◦thseironSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Kumar 73 SangBBK-Sangtam0
2590432673,m1364i◦thseironSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2590422673,m1364ri◦cheironSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
25904926731640yinironYacham-Tengsa631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2590502673,m1672in◦chiironYimchungrü631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
6180392673,m1671²yin◦²tši [²]ironYimchungrü631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT4350
52909226732031tʰiriron*Tangkhulic661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk6730
52633126732028tinironTangkhul (Standard)661.3.4Tangkhulic1Brown 37 IndoBRO18370
3227222673350sərironBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Bhat 68 BoroBhat-Boro0
712712673534śerironDimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Benedict 72 STCSTC3720
2590532673531sherironDimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
712702673579silironGaro811.7.1.2Garo1Benedict 72 STCSTC3720
46769526731945silironnGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG5.88-II:idx0
47596826731973sylironnAtong821.7.1.3Koch1van Breugel 08 AtongSVB-GA0
712692673521śirironDhimal602.1.5Dhimal1Benedict 72 STCSTC3720
3039452673546selironDumi772.3.3Central Kiranti1Benedict 72 STCSTC80n2440
3039442673,26731360syel / selironSampang772.3.3Central Kiranti1Benedict 72 STCSTC80n2440
3039432673305sya:lironBahing302.3.4Western Kiranti1Benedict 72 STCSTC80n2440
5060626731545selironThulung302.3.4Western Kiranti1Allen 75NJA-Thulung0