Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/kluəjꟲ

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

Borrowed from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaRutay. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁luəjʔ (Shorto, 2006, #1523).

Noun

*kluəjꟲ

1. banana

Descendants

• Northern Tai
  • Bouyei: joic
  • Zhuang: gyoij
• Southwestern Tai
  • Thai: กล้วย (glûai)
  • Northern Thai: ᨠᩖ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ, ᨠ᩠ᩃ᩠ᩅ᩠᩶ᨿ
  • Lao: ກ້ວຍ (kuāi)
  • Lü: ᦂᦽᧉ (k̇oy²)
  • Tai Dam: ꪀ꫁ꪺꪥ
  • Tai Dón: ꪀ꫁ꪺꪥ
  • Shan: ၵူၺ်ႈ (kōi)
  • Ahom: 𑜀𑜤𑜐𑜫 (kuñ)