Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/ŋwɯːᴬ

This Proto-Tai entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Tai

Etymology

Compare Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔnaŋ (Ratliff, 2010)

Noun

*ŋwɯːᴬ

snake

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Saek: งั๊ว
  - Zhuang: ngwz
  - Bouyei: ngeaz
- Central Tai
  - Nong Zhuang: nguz
  - Tày: ngù
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: งู (nguu)
  - Lao: ງູ (ngū)
  - Northern Thai: ᨦᩪ
  - Lü: ᦇᦴ (nguu)
  - Tai Dam: ꪉꪴ
  - Shan: ငူး (ngúu)
  - Ahom: 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū)
  - Tai Nüa: ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü)

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