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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *cer (~-iǝ-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: shine, sunshine
Tibetan: ãcher to shine, to glitter; zer, gzer 'ray'
Burmese: ćańʔ glaze; glitter.
Kachin: ǯan1 the sun.
Lepcha: čir to sparkle, to radiate, to shine, to glitter, to gleam, to glisten; ǯár-ră ǯár-ră flashy, showy, splendid, sparkling, magnificent; ǯir-ră ǯir-ră, ǯŭr-ră ǯŭr-ră shining, glittering, dazzling, sparkling
Comments: BG: Garo sāl, Dimasa sain; Namsangia sān; Moshang -śār sun; Bahing tśyar to shine. Sh. 436; Ben. 47. Here obviously Kham sorō, PG *sar(a) 'star', Karen *cha.3L 'star'.
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