6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.2 Action Verbs with Patient

#5816 PTB *s-ŋ(y)ay LEAN AGAINST (provisional)

Phonologically speaking, this etymon is attested only for PLB; however, it may turn out to be an allofam of #4915 PKC *hŋa(t/n) LEAN ON. There is a good Chinese comparandum.

Reconstruction and supporting lexemes undergoing revision.

Chinese comparandum

俄 OC *ngɑ̂, GSR #2h ‘slanting’; Schuessler 2007:222 *ŋâi; B & S 2011: (*ŋˁaj); Mand. é.