Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/kaːnꟲ

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

From Middle Chinese 幹 (MC kanH, “body, trunk”).

Noun

*kaːnꟲ

1. stem, stalk, petiole.
2. midrib of a leaf or a pinnate leaflet.

Descendants

• Central Thai:
  • Tày: cản
• Southwestern Thai:
  • Thai: ก้าน (gâan)
  • Lao: ກ້ານ (kān)
  • Shan: ၵၢၼ်ႈ (kāan)
  • Tai Nüa: ᥐᥣᥢᥲ (kàan)