6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.9 Undoing > 6.9.2 Carve, shave

#5868 PTB *n-tsyar ⪤ *zyar THORN / NAIL / TACK (provisional)

Cf. #2218 PTB *m‑(d)z(y)u(ː)k PIERCE / THORN / PLANT (v.) / ERECT and #2741 PTB *tsow‑t PIERCE / THORN / PLANT (v.) / ERECT; the relationship between these three etyma is not clear at the moment.

Chinese comparandum

朿 cì ‘sharp point, thorn; pierce’ *tsʰek‑s {[tsʰ]ek‑s}
刺 cì ‘pierce, stab’ *tsʰek {[tsʰ]ek}
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