Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/praːkᴰ

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

Noun

*praːkᴰ

  1. forehead

Descendants

  • Northern Tai
    • Saek: phraak⁶
    • Bouyei: (pja:kᴰᴸ¹)
    • Zhuang: (pʰja:kᴰᴸ¹)
  • Central Tai
    • Tày: pʰja:kᴰᴸ¹
    • Nùng: pʰja:kᴰᴸ¹
    • Zuojiang Zhuang: (phjaːk⁹)
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Chiang Saen
      • Thai: ผาก (pàak)
      • Lü: ᦕᦱᧅ (ṗhaak)
    • Lao-Phutai
      • Lao: ຜາກ (phāk)
      • Isan: ผาก (pha:k)
    • Northwestern

References

Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University, pages 323-377