Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/xiəwᴬ

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 Old Khmer khiava (“blue; green”), Proto-Hlai *kʰiːw (“blue”).

Adjective

*xiəwᴬ

green

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Zhuang: heu
- Central Tai
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: เขียว (kǐao)
    - → Khmer: ខៀវ (khiəw)
  - Northern Thai: ᨡ᩠ᨿᩅ
  - Lao: ຂຽວ (khiāu)
  - Khün: ᨡ᩠ᨿᩴ
  - Lü: ᦵᦃᧁ (ẋew)
  - Shan: ၶဵဝ် (khǎeo)
  - Tai Dam: ꪵꪄꪫ (“khheev”)
  - Ahom: 𑜁𑜢𑜈𑜫 (khiw)

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