Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/qemᴬ

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

From Old Chinese 針 (OC *kjum, *kjums, “needle”).

Noun

*qemᴬ

needle

Descendants

Northern Tai
- Nong Zhuang: chaem
- Zhuang: caemz
Southwestern Tai
- Thai: เข็ม (kěm)
- Lao: ເຂັມ (khem)
- Lü: ᦃᦲᧄ (ẋiim)
- Tai Dam: ꪹꪄꪸꪣ
- Shan: ၶဵမ် (khǎem)
- Tai Nüa: ᥑᥥᥛᥴ (xém), ᥔᥥᥛᥴ (sém)
- Ahom: 𑜁𑜢𑜉𑜫 (khim)

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