Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/wɤjᴬ

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

Within Kra-Dai; compare Proto-Be *vəːjᴬ² (> Lingao vəi²), Sui vil (“fire”) and Southern Kam buil (“fire”). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy (“fire”).

Noun

*wɤjᴬ

  1. fire.

Descendants

  • Tai
    • Northern Tai
      • Saek: วี๊
      • Bouyei: fix
      • Zhuang: feiz
    • Central Tai
    • Southwestern Tai
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