Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/p.taːᴬ

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-Be *ɗaᴬ¹ (“eye”) (> Lingao da¹ ), Proto-Kra *m-ʈaᴬ (“eye”), Proto-Austronesian *mata (“eye”), Old Chinese 睹 (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

Noun

*p.taːᴬ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

eye

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Bouyei: dal
  - Zhuang: da, ha, ra, bya
- Central Tai
  - Tày: tha
  - Nùng: tha
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: ตา (dtaa)
  - Lao: ຕາ (tā)
  - Lü: ᦎᦱ (ṫaa)
  - Shan: တႃ (tǎa)
  - Tai Nüa: ᥖᥣ (taa)
  - Tai Dam: ꪔꪱ

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