Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/p.taːᴬ

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-Austronesian *maCa (“eye”).

Noun

*p.taːᴬ

(Pittayaporn, 2009)

eye

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Zhuang: da, ha, ra, bya
- Central Tai
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: ตา (dtaa)
  - Lao: ຕາ (tā)
  - Lü: ᦎᦱ (ṫaa)
  - Shan: တႃ (tǎa)