Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/ɟaːŋꟲ

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

According to Pittayaporn (2009), this is ultimately from Chinese 象 (MC zjangX), specifically Early Middle Chinese.

Noun

*ɟaːŋꟲ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

  1. elephant

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Alves, Mark (2024) “Refuting the Vieto-Katuic Hypothesis: Reconsidering Ethnohistorical Linguistic Scenarios”, in Paul Sidwell, editor, Austroasiatic Linguistics: In honour of Gérard Diffloth (1939-2023)‎[1], page 134-135 of 125-146
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