STEDT Etymon #5852
1.0 The Body > 1.2 Head and Face > 1.2.6 Eye > 1.2.6.12 Blink/Wink
#5852 PTB *C-(t)(s)-(y/r)ap WINK / BLINK / EYELASH (provisional) |
Should perhaps be merged with #7029 PTk *ʃep BLINK as a single PTB etymon; possibly also related to #5341 PKC *khrep BLINK. May be an allofam of #2790 PTB *g‑yaːp FAN / WINNOW / PADDLE / WAVE (v.).
眨 ‘blink’ Mand. zhǎ B & S 2011: *mə‑tsˁrap {mə‑tsˁr[a]p}(‹ mə‑S.pˁrap ?)
睫 ‘eyelash’ Mand. jié/shè S312 *tsap
霎 shà ‘drizzle; moment’
翣 shà ‘plume fan; wink’ S452 *srâp