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Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/naːjᴬ

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *naaiᴬ (Li, 1971)
  • *taːjᴮ (Liao, 2017)

Etymology

Cognate with Southern Kam deel, Maonan tɛ¹, Ai-Cham te¹, Mak (China) te⁶, Biao ta¹, Proto-Hlai *hnaːʔ (Liao, 2017).

Li (1971) connects it Old Chinese (OC *niei, “mother”).

Noun

*naːjᴬ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

  1. maternal grandmother

Reconstruction notes

The reconstruction of this word has been problematic due to correspondences that are difficult to reconcile, including the rare correspondence of initials /n/ and /t/ and the different tone categories reflected in the daughter languages.

Descendants

  • Tai
    • Northern Tai
      • Zhuang: daiq
    • Southwestern Tai
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