Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/s-kul

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: xwjul (Coblin, 1986)
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: s-kul (Matisoff, STEDT)

In Chinese words belonging to this root appear only as prefixed or suffixed forms. Old Chinese has the exoactive suffix *-s. Also, is quite possibly related to  and  (Schuessler, 2007).

Verb

 * 1) to instruct, explain, admonish

Descendants

 * Old Chinese:
 * (dial. > ) (B-S),  (ZS) ("to instruct")
 * // (B-S), (ZS) ("to be agreeable, docile");   (B-S),  (ZS) ("to follow");   (B-S),  (ZS) ("to follow")
 * Middle Chinese:
 * Modern Mandarin
 * Beijing: ; ; ;
 * Yue
 * Cantonese: ; ; ;
 * Min Nan
 * Xiamen: ; ; ;
 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written ;
 * Tibetan
 * Written ;