Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/xiəwᴬ

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 Old Khmer khiava (“blue; green”), Proto-Hlai *kʰiːw (“blue”).

Adjective

*xiəwᴬ

1. green

Descendants

• Tai
  • Northern Tai
    • Zhuang: heu
  • Central Tai
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: เขียว (kǐao)
      • → Khmer: ខៀវ (khiəw)
    • Northern Thai: ᨡ᩠ᨿᩅ
    • Lao: ຂຽວ (khiāu)
    • Khün: ᨡ᩠ᨿᩴ
    • Lü: ᦵᦃᧁ (ẋew)
    • Shan: ၶဵဝ် (khǎeo)
    • Tai Dam: ꪵꪄꪫ (“khheev”)
    • Ahom: 𑜁𑜢𑜈𑜫 (khiw)