Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/kamᴬ

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

Verb

*kamᴬ

1. To hold in the closed hand

Descendants

• Northern Tai
  • Nong Zhuang: gaem
  • Saek: กั๋ม
  • Zhuang: gaem
• Southwestern Tai
  • Thai: กำ (gam)
  • Northern Thai: ᨠᩣᩴ
  • Khün: ᨠᩣᩴ
  • Lao: ກຳ (kam)
  • Lü: ᦂᧄ (k̇am)
  • Phake: ကံ (kaṃ)
  • Shan: ၵမ် (kǎm)
  • Ahom: 𑜀𑜪 (kaṃ)