Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/kluəjꟲ

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

Borrowed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaRutay. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁luəjʔ (Shorto, 2006, #1523).

Noun

*kluəjꟲ

banana

Descendants

Northern Tai
- Bouyei: joic
- Zhuang: gyoij
Southwestern Tai
- Thai: กล้วย (glûai)
- Northern Thai: ᨠᩖ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ, ᨠ᩠ᩃ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ
- Lao: ກ້ວຍ (kuāi)
- Lü: ᦂᦽᧉ (k̇oy²)
- Tai Dam: ꪀ꫁ꪺꪥ
- Tai Dón: ꪀ꫁ꪺꪥ
- Shan: ၵူၺ်ႈ (kōi)
- Ahom: 𑜀𑜤𑜐𑜫 (kuñ)

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