Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/p.taːᴬ

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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

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Etymology

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

Noun

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*p.taːᴬ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

  1. eye

Descendants

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  • Tai
    • Northern Tai
      • Bouyei: dal
      • Tai Do: tả
      • Zhuang: da, ha, ra, bya
    • Central Tai
    • Southwestern Tai