< Reconstruction:Proto-Tai
Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/C̬.namꟲ
Proto-Tai
Etymology
Compare Proto-Be *namᴮᶜ² (“water”), Proto-Hlai *C-nəmʔ (“water”), Proto-Austronesian *daNum (“water”). Sagart compared this to Puyuma nanum, Amis nanom.
Noun
*C̬.namꟲ (Pittayaporn, 2009)
- water
Descendants
- Tai
- Northern Tai
- Zhuang: raemx
- Saek: นัม
- Central Tai
- Tày: nặm
- Nong Zhuang: naemx
- Zuojiang Zhuang: naemx
- Southwestern Tai
- Thai: น้ำ (náam)
- Northern Thai: ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam)
- Isan: [Term?]
- Southern Thai: หน่าม
- Lao: ນ້ຳ (nam)
- Lü: ᦓᧄᧉ (nam2)
- Tai Dam: ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6)
- Tai Dón: [Term?]
- Shan: ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m)
- Tai Nüa: ᥘᥛᥳ (lȧm)
- Tai Laing: [Term?]
- Khamti: ꩫမ်ႇ
- Aiton: ꩫံ (naṃ)
- Phake: ꩫံ (naṃ)
- Ahom: 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ)
- Northern Tai