Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/p.taːᴬ

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 Proto-Kra-Dai *maTa: (“eye”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *mata (“eye”), Old Chinese 睹 (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

Noun

*p.taːᴬ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

1. eye

Descendants

• Tai
  • Northern Tai
    • Bouyei: dal
    • Tai Do: tả
    • Zhuang: da, ha, ra, bya
  • Central Tai
    • Tày: tha
    • Nùng: tha
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: ตา (dtaa)
    • Lao: ຕາ (tā)
    • Lü: ᦎᦱ (ṫaa)
    • Shan: တႃ (tǎa)
    • Tai Nüa: ᥖᥣ (taa)
    • Tai Dam: ꪔꪱ