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#2747 PTB *m-tsyi SALT / YEAST

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

In the Southeast Asian linguistic area, yeast is used for brewing liquor rather than for baking bread. The semantic connection between SALT and YEAST can be understood as residing in the enlivening effect the two substances have on food and drink.

The nasal prefix attested overtly in many languages is also reflected by the voiced Lahu initial.

This root appears distinct from #2729 PTB *tsa SALT, which has a low vowel. Unlike Qiangic, we do not expect languages of the NE Indian Areal Group to have undergone a brightening change of a > i.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51600927472012m-|t(s)isalt / yeast*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6170
30433827471732m-|tsyisalt*Kuki-Naga31NE Indian Areal Group0Benedict 72 STCSTC121n3320
50059027471920tsiiSALT*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5590
44429627471927chīsaltSizang681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5590
29350227471509saltThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Thirumalai 72THI1972600
30434027471515tśisaltThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC121n3320
44429527471926tsìisaltThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5590
44429427471925ci³saltTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5590
31347627471778ci³saltTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB1540
44937927471957m̩sisaltChinbon691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1So-Hartmann 88 ChinHSH-SCL1770
44429727471928m-|sisaltCho (Mindat)691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5590
44833627471953m̩sisaltDaai691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1So-Hartmann 88 ChinHSH-SCL1770
44912427471956tšisaltMkaang691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1So-Hartmann 88 ChinHSH-SCL1770
44887127471955m̩sisaltNgmüün691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1So-Hartmann 88 ChinHSH-SCL1770
44860827471954m̩sisaltNyhmoye691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1So-Hartmann 88 ChinHSH-SCL1770
44429227471923tsìisaltLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5590
44429127471947tsǐi têesaltLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5590
2596662747976chisaltnLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
44429327471924chìsaltLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5590
31582927471779chisaltvLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB22330
3043392747984tśisaltLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC121n3320
2334932747982tsìisaltLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Løffler 85 PaaLL-PRPL0
23349127471248matsiìsaltPaangkhua701.2.2Central Chin1Løffler 85 PaaLL-PRPL0
23349227471247tsiìsaltPaangkhua701.2.2Central Chin1Løffler 85 PaaLL-PRPL0
30434227471331midźisaltRangkhol701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC121n3320
3043412747320mitśisaltBanjogi711.2.3Maraic1Benedict 72 STCSTC121n3320
25964627471019mathisaltnMaring111.3“Naga” Areal Group0Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
61895627472228m-|tsəSALT*Ao631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNII.1830
3043442747279metsəsaltAo (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Benedict 72 STCSTC121n3320
2596342747270metzüsaltnAo (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
61985427472226mə³|tsə³saltn.Ao (Chungli)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNII.1830
2596352747273metsüsaltnAo (Mongsen: Longchang)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
45118827471963mətsəsaltn.Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Coupe 07 AoARC-GMA0
25966027471640machisaltnYacham-Tengsa631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2596322747252metsasaltnAngami (Khonoma)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2596332747254metsiesaltnAngami (Kohima)651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
2596382747486mütsasaltnChokri651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
259647p,27471050a◦mütsüsaltnMeluri651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
259651p,27471196a◦mchüsaltnNtenyi651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
25965427471335tsisaltnRengma651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
343327p,27471857a◦mitisaltSema [Sumi]651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Achumi 98Qno-Sumi7.10
259656p,27471382a◦mtisaltnSema [Sumi]651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
304345p,27471384ə◦mtisaltSema [Sumi]651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Benedict 72 STCSTC121n3320
25965327471301machisaltnPuiron641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
25964827471137tsaisaltnMzieme641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
52880027472031cisalt*Tangkhulic661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk3570
525490m,m,27472023ʔa-mə-tsiksaltHuishu661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkNature.1380
524994m,27472022mə-tsɐsaltKachai661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkNature.1380
30640127471470saltTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Bhat 69 TNVBhat-TNV950
259657m,27471471ma◦chisaltnTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
304343m,27471484mə◦tsisaltTangkhul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Benedict 72 STCSTC121n3320
526225m,27472026ma-cisaltTankghul (Central)661.3.4Tangkhulic1Brown 37 IndoBRO18370
526287m,27472027n-tsɯsaltTangkhul (Northern)661.3.4Tangkhulic1Brown 37 IndoBRO18370
526348m,27472028ma-cisaltTangkhul (Standard)661.3.4Tangkhulic1Brown 37 IndoBRO18370
620888m,27472024mə-tsɯsaltTusom661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-TkNature.1380
526670m,27472025mə-cisaltUkhrul661.3.4Tangkhulic1Mortensen 12 TkDRM-Tk0
259668p,27471062ing◦tisaltnMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
304346p,27471068iŋ◦tisaltMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Benedict 72 STCSTC121n3320
3033922747686mətsiyeastJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Benedict 72 STCSTC38n1230
890127471176cisaltNewar (Dolakhali)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 DolaCG-Dolak0
913527471177cisaltNewar (Kathmandu)272.2Newar1Genetti 90 KathCG-Kath0
32398427471856cisaltNewar272.2Newar1Genetti 90 NeQ3CG-NewariQ30
3034012747844yeastLahu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Benedict 72 STCSTC38n1230