Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/ŋwɯːᴬ

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 Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔnaŋ (Ratliff, 2010)

Noun

*ŋwɯːᴬ

1. snake

Descendants

• Tai
  • Northern Tai
    • Saek: งั๊ว
    • Zhuang: ngwz
    • Bouyei: ngeaz
  • Central Tai
    • Nong Zhuang: nguz
    • Tày: ngù
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: งู (nguu)
    • Lao: ງູ (ngū)
    • Northern Thai: ᨦᩪ
    • Lü: ᦇᦴ (nguu)
    • Tai Dam: ꪉꪴ
    • Shan: ငူး (ngúu)
    • Ahom: 𑜂𑜥 (ṅū)
    • Tai Nüa: ᥒᥧᥰ (ngü)