Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/ʰnaːꟲ

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 Proto-Be *naːᴮꟲ¹, whence Lingao na³. Compare also Burmese နှာ (hna).

Noun

*ʰnaːꟲ (Pittayaporn, 2009)[1]

  1. face

Descendants

  • Tai
    • Northern Tai
      • Zhuang: naj
    • Central Tai
    • Southwestern Tai

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 323
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