Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/keːmꟲ

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

Noun

*keːmꟲ

1. cheek

Descendants

• Northern Tai
  • Bouyei: jeemc
  • Zhuang: gemj
• Central Tai
  • Tày: kẻm
• Southwestern Tai
  • Thai: แก้ม (gɛ̂ɛm)
  • Northern Thai: ᨠᩯ᩠᩶ᨾ
  • Lao: ແກ້ມ (kǣm)
  • Lü: ᦶᦂᧄᧉ (k̇aem²)
  • Shan: ၵႅမ်ႈ (kēm)
  • Tai Nüa: ᥐᥦᥛᥲ (kàem)
  • Tai Dam: ꪵꪀ꫁ꪣ
  • Ahom: 𑜀𑜧𑜪 (kawṃ)