Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/C̥.damᴬ

This Proto-Tai entry contains reconstructed words 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
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: ดำ (dam)
  - Lao: ດຳ (dam)
  - Tai Lü: ᦡᧄ (dam1)
  - Shan: လမ် (lam1)