6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.9 Undoing

#5646 PTB *prəy UNTIE

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root was originally set up only at the PLB level (cf. HPTB:73), but Qiangic/rGyalrongic cognates have since been discovered, which allow us to set it up for PTB. The Ergong form indicates that this root could take the *s‑ prefix.

Contra HPTB:520, we no longer consider this to be related to #5563 PNungic *pyi(n/t) UNTIE / LOOSEN.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
2137555646,m561phɛ³³tʃhɑ⁵⁵untieErsu343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.180
21373056461147phʂɿ⁵⁵untieNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.190
424159m,56461844mi³³phʐə⁵³untie / undov.Namuyi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.460
213727m,56461306thə¹³phʐɯ⁵⁵untiePumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.110
213751m,56461309thə³⁵phʐə⁵³untiePumi (Taoba)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.100
424122m,56461852ɛ phɛuntie / undov.Qiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.080
21372656461323ʐɑ³¹untieQiang (Taoping)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.90
213754m,5646,m1699wə³⁵phə⁵⁵tʂhu⁵³untieQueyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.160
213756m,56461409lɛ³³phu⁵⁵untieXumi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.200
2137535646557sphʐiuntieErgong (Danba)353.3rGyalrongic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.140
424126m,56461807ɣə phrəuntie / undov.Daofu353.3rGyalrongic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.120
51565656462011prəy¹untie*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6070
2881665646201phu⁵⁵untieAchang (Lianghe)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
2137415646200phi⁵⁵untieAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.410
2873425646207phɯ³⁵untieAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
42414256461825phi⁵⁵untie / undov.Achang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.290
424163m,56461829la̱ʔ⁵⁵ phi⁵⁵untie / undov.Bola (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.320
424145m,56461829la̱ʔ⁵⁵ phəi⁵⁵untie / undov.Bola (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.320
21376656461428phje²²untieBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.400
4388995646406phrañuntie, unloose, unfold ( = phre )Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
2519605646392phraññuntieBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
4410815646406phreuntie, unroll; appeaseBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
325275646401phre (v.t.)untieBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB120
2137405646411phre²untieBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.390
2343725646653phyíʔuntieHpun (Northern)446.1.1Burmish1Henderson 86 HpunEJAH-Hpun0
42414656461830phɔːi³¹untie / undov.Leqi (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.330
21374256461034phji³¹untieMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.430
21376756461693phji⁵¹untieAtsi [Zaiwa]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.420
121035646152pre¹untie*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo7090
4241605646,m1845phi³³tɕhɛ³¹untie / undov.Gazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.470
2925675646879phə́untieLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Björverud 94SB-Lalo0
42414756461831phɹi³³untie / undov.Nusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.340
33543556461219phɹi³¹untieNusu (Northern)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
21374356461215phɹi³⁵untieNusu (Bijiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.450
33633656461220phɹi⁵⁵untieNusu (Southern)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
46330656461962phu³³separate (open); undo; untieYi (Liangshan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Ma 08 YiSIL-Nuosuindex0
21375856461664phi³³untieYi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.240
424150m,56461834ʐu³³phe⁵⁵untie / undov.Yi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.370
21373256461666phɯ⁵⁵untieYi (Nanjian)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.230
42414956461833phɯ⁵⁵untie / undov.Yi (Weishan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.360
42414856461832phu³³untie / undov.Yi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.350
21373156461670phu³³untieYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.210
2137635646,m696phɯ³³phjɐ³³untieJinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.340
4241575646,m1842phɯ⁴⁴ phjə³⁵untie / undov.Jinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.440
42415656461841phɯ³³untie / undov.Lahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.430
2137375646851phɯ³³untieLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.330
3025605646856phɯ¹untieLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
42415356461838phɯ³³untie / undov.Lisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.400
2137345646942phɯ⁴⁴untieLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.270
2794965646946phɤ³³untie; explainVLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
2794995646,m946phɤ³³kɯ³³untieLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
2137365646510phɯ⁵⁵untieHani (Dazhai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.310
4241545646,m1839phɯ⁵⁵bje³¹untie / undov.Hani (Lüchun)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1600.410
2137615646,m418phɤ⁵⁵phi̱³¹untieHani (Caiyuan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC662.300
3003755646630phɯ⁵⁵untieHani (Gelanghe)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Li Yongsui 86 HaniJZ-Hani0
43484856461120phɯ⁵untieMpi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Srinuan 76SD-MPD0
5185465646,m2016pʰi⁵⁵tʰi³¹untiePhola756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL7320

Chinese comparandum

解 OC *kĕg, GSR #861a ‘cut up, divide; loosen; explain’; Schuessler 2007:313 *krêʔ; B & S 2011: *kˁreʔ; Mand. jiě.
解 OC *g’ĕg, GSR #861a ‘understand’; Schuessler 2007:313 *grêʔ; B & S 2011: *N.kˁreʔ {N‑kˁreʔ}; Mand. xiè.
懈/解 OC *kĕg ~ *g’ĕg, GSR #861b ‘lazy, idle; remiss, careless’; Schuessler 2007:313 *krêh; B & S 2011: *N.kˁreʔ; Mand. xiè.