Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/kɯɲᴬ

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-Austronesian *kaən (whence Tagalog kain, Malay makan).

Verb

*kɯɲᴬ

1. to eat

Descendants

• Northern Tai
  • Bouyei: genl
  • Saek: กิ๋น
  • Zhuang: gwn
• Southwestern Tai
  • Thai: กิน (gin)
  • Northern Thai: ᨠᩥ᩠ᨶ
  • Lao: ກິນ (kin)
  • Khün: ᨠᩥ᩠ᨶ
  • Tai Nüa: ᥐᥤᥢ (kin)
  • Lü: ᦂᦲᧃ (k̇iin)
  • Shan: ၵိၼ် (kǐn)
  • Ahom: 𑜀𑜢𑜃𑜫 (kin)
  • Tai Dam: ꪀꪲꪙ