Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/wɤjᴬ

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 edit

Etymology edit

Within Kra-Dai; compare Proto-Be *vəːjᴬ², Sui vil (“fire”) and Southern Kam buil (“fire”). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy (“fire”).

Noun edit

*wɤjᴬ

fire.

Descendants edit

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Saek: วี๊
  - Bouyei: fix
  - Zhuang: feiz
- Central Tai
  - Nùng: fay
  - Tày: fầy
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: ไฟ (fai)
  - Northern Thai: ᨼᩱ
  - Lao: ໄຟ (fai)
  - Isan: ไฟ
  - Lü: ᦺᦝ (fay)
  - Tai Dam: ꪼꪡ
  - Shan: ၽႆး (phái), ၾႆး (fái)
  - Tai Nüa: ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy)
  - Ahom: 𑜇𑜩 (phay)