Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/C̥.dukᴰ

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-Hlai *Cuɾɯːk (“bone”), whence Hlai vuuek.

Noun

*C̥.dukᴰ

bone

Descendants

Northern Tai
- Zhuang: ndok, nduk
- Bouyei: ndos
Central Tai
- Tày: đúc
Southwestern Tai
- Thai: ดูก (dùuk)
- Lao: ດູກ (dūk)
- Lü: ᦡᦳᧅᧈ (ḋuk¹)
- Shan: *လုက်ႇ (*lùk), လုပ်ႇ (lùp)
- Tai Dam: ꪒꪴꪀ
- Tai Nüa: ᥘᥧᥐᥴ (lúk)
- Ahom: 𑜓𑜤𑜀𑜫 (duk)

References

Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University, page 325

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