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#5456 PTB *dziŋ RELATIVES / ANCESTORS

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

The first element in the PKC binome *tsiŋ‑laa KIN / RELATIVE is a reflex of this etymon.

According to the etymology provided in STC p. 158, note 428, the Chinese form is rather to be attributed to the root #2727 PTB *tsa‑n CHILD / GRANDCHILD / NEPHEW / NIECE with the collectivizing suffix ‑n.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51490454562012dziŋrelatives / ancestors*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB31, 5290
5005755456,m1920tsiŋ-laaKIN / RELATIVE*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5440
4442305456,m1947tsîŋ làakin, relativeLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5440
4442295456,m1921chí lèikindredLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC5440
613232m,54562099bhûi-cañancestryBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB31n400
4388335456406cañplace in continuous rowBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
570829m,5456,m,m2099phûi-cañ-bauŋ-chakline of ancestorsBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5290
438834p,5456406ə-cañsuccession, order; alwaysBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
202975456,5456480tsʻi̯ĕn/tsʻĭ̯ĕnrelativesChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Chou 72ACST382o-p0
3285675456,5456481tsʼi̯ĕn/tsʼi̯ĕnparents; relatives; near / close; love; affectionate; oneselfChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Karlgren 57 GSRGSR382o-p0

Chinese comparandum

親 OC *ts’i̯ĕn, GSR #382o-p; B & S 2011: *tsʰin {[tsʰ]i[n]}; Mand. qīn.