STEDT Etymon #5855
9.0 Shape, Size, Color, Measure, Number, Time, Space > 9.6 Qualities > 9.6.1 Positive/Desirable qualities > 9.6.1.1 Positive Qualities
#5855 PTB *b-day SAFE / SECURE / IN ORDER (provisional) |
Cf. Coblin 86:91 ST *bdeɣ ‘happy’; also, Schuessler 2007:614 禔 OC *te, *de, ‘peace, happiness’, OC *te, *de, with a comparison to WT bde‑ba ‘happy’.
禔 GSR #866e *d'ieg’peace, happiness’; Schuessler 2007:494; Mand tí
禔 GSR #866e *t̑i̯ĕg, d̑i̯ĕg ‘peace, happiness, good fortune’; Schuessler 2007:614 *te, *de; Mand. zhī, zhǐ.
Schuessler 2007:614 treats 禔 as a single OC lexeme with alternate readings, and offers WT bde for comparison.