STEDT Etymon #5835
6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.7 Movement > 6.7.11 Movement (general)
#5835 PTB *tsya-k WALK / TREAD (provisional) |
We suggest that #5835 PTB *tsya‑k WALK / TREAD and #6278 PTani *ča TREAD / TRAMPLE be combined as a single reconstructed etymon.
A solid set of Chinese comparanda exists.
跐 OC *ts’i̯ɑ̆r, GSR #358e ‘trample’; Schuessler 2007:296 *tsheʔ ~ *tshaiʔ; Mand. cǐ.
踖 OC *tsi̯ɑ̆k, GSR #798k ‘walk reverently’; Schuessler 2007:296 *tsak < *tsjak; Mand. jí.
踖 OC *dz’i̯ɑ̆k, GSR #798k ‘trample’; Schuessler 2007:296 *dzak < *dzjak; Mand. jí.
踖 OC *ts’i̯ɑ̆k, GSR #798k ‘(move with) reverent demeanor’; Schuessler 2007:296 *tshak < *tshjak; Mand. qì~què.
蹐 OC *tsi̯ĕk, GSR #852b ‘walk with small steps’; Schuessler 2007:296 *tsek; Mand. jí.
脊 OC *dz’i̯ĕk, GSR #852a ‘trample, oppress’; Schuessler 2007:296 *dzek; Mand. jí.
迹 OC *tsi̯ɑ̆k, GSR #800h ‘footprint, traces’; Schuessler 2007:296, 299 *tsjak; B & S 2011: *tsek {[ts]ek}; Mand. jì.
蹟 OC *tsi̯ĕk, GSR #868u ‘footprint; track (v.)’; Schuessler 2007:296, 299 *tsek; B & S 2011: *tsek {[ts]ek}; Mand. jì.