Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/p.qaːᴬ

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 Sui bal and ggal (“leg”) and Proto-Kra *C-kaᴬ. Compare also Old Chinese 骹 (OC *kʰraːw, “leg”), Min languages 跤 (“leg, foot”), Proto-Austronesian *paqa (“thigh”).

Noun

*p.qaːᴬ

1. leg

Descendants

• Proto-Southwestern Tai: *qaːᴬ
  • Thai: ขา (kǎa)
  • Northern Thai: ᨡᩣ
  • Lao: ຂາ (khā)
  • Lü: ᦃᦱ (ẋaa)
  • Shan: ၶႃ (khǎa)
  • Tai Nüa: ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa)
  • Ahom: 𑜁𑜡 (khā)
• Northern Tai
  • Bouyei: gal
  • Zhuang: ga