Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/C̥.damᴬ

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-Malayo-Polynesian *qitəm (“black”).

Adjective

*C̥.damᴬ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

black

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Zhuang: ndaem
- Central Tai
  - Tày: đăm
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: ดำ (dam)
  - Lao: ດຳ (dam)
  - Lü: ᦡᧄ (ḋam)
  - Shan: လမ် (lǎm)
  - Tai Dam: ꪒꪾ
  - Tai Nüa: ᥘᥛ (lam)

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