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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *tV́HV
Meaning: sweet
Sino-Tibetan: *[dh]ă
Yenisseian: *daʔŋ (~ʒ-)
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[dh]ă
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: sweet, saltless
Chinese: *tia(k)s sugar-cane, sweet (since Han; possibly the same word as the earlier attested 柘 *tiaks a k. of mulberry tree ?).
Tibetan: bda (resp.) savoury, well-tasted.
Lushai: da (dāk) lose saltness, taste.
Comments: Cf. *tɨă.
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Chinese characters :

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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: zhè
Preclassic Old Chinese: tiaks
Classic Old Chinese: tiah
Western Han Chinese: tiah
Eastern Han Chinese: ćäh
Early Postclassic Chinese: ćà
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćà
Late Postclassic Chinese: ćà
Middle Chinese: ćà
English meaning : sugar cane [Han]
Russian meaning[s]: 1) сахарный тростник; 2) сладкий, приятный
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 140
Four-angle index: 8571
Jianchuan Bai: -ci4
Dali Bai: -ci5
Bijiang Bai: -ćhi1
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *daʔŋ (~ʒ-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: tasty
Ket: daʔŋ (КРС)
Yug: daŋ
Comments: ССЕ 219. Werner 1, 179.
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