From Proto-Loloish *(k)-citᴸ (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Lisu ꓛꓵꓼ (tʃʰɨ̱̀), Nuosu ꍶ (chyt, “goat”), Burmese ဆိတ် (hcit, “goat”), Japhug tsʰɤt (“goat”), Naxi ceel (“goat”), Drung vchit (“goat”).
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