Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/sjej-s

Etymology

 * Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *syɨs (Coblin, 1986)
 * Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *syey-s (Matisoff, STEDT); *syey (Benedict, 1972; Chou, 1972; LaPolla, 1987; Weidert, 1987); *syey (*C) (Coblin, 1986)

Verb

 * 1) to know

Descendants

 * Old Chinese:  (B-S),  (ZS) ("all, completely; detailed; to know, to understand")
 * Middle Chinese:


 * Modern Mandarin
 * Beijing:, )
 * Cantonese
 * Guangzhou:
 * Wu
 * Shanghai:
 * Kamarupan
 * (VanBik, 2009)
 * Central Chin
 * Lushai [Mizo]:
 * Himalayish
 * Tibeto-Kanauri
 * Bodic
 * Tibetan
 * Written
 * Jingpho-Asakian
 * Jingpho
 * Jingpho [Kachin]: shiga
 * Lolo-Burmese-Naxi
 * Lolo-Burmese: *šey²/³ (Matisoff, 2003)
 * Burmish
 * Burmic
 * Burmese
 * Written
 * Maruic
 * (Bradley, 1979)
 * Northern Loloish
 * Yi (Liangshan): ,
 * Central Loloish
 * Lisu (Southern):, also
 * Karenic:
 * Karenic: