STEDT Etymon #5838
8.0 Abstract Nouns and Verbs, Psychological Verbs, Verbs of Utterance > 8.5 Utterance > 8.5.5 Sounds
#5838 PTB *C-la(n) ⪤ *lay ⪤ *law(ŋ/k) SING /SONG / PLAY / LAUGH (provisional) |
Probably of onomatopoeic origin in both TB language and Chinese. Should perhaps be merged with #5446 PTB *hla SONG.
笑 OC *si̯og, GSR #1150a ‘laugh, smile’; Schuessler 2007:536 *siauh; B & S 2011: *s‑law‑s; Mand. xiào.
歈 ‘song’ *lˁo
謠 ‘sing, song’ *law
呻 ‘chant, drone’ l̥in {l̥i[n]}
詩 ‘poem’ *s‑lə / *s.tə
誦 ‘recite’ *sə‑loŋ‑s {sə‑[l]oŋ‑s}