Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/siːᴮ

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

**Proto-Tai cardinal numbers**
< 3	4	5 >
Cardinal : *siːᴮ

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 四 (MC siɪ^H, “four”).

Numeral

*siːᴮ

four

Descendants

Northern Tai
- Bouyei: sis
- Zhuang: seiq
Central Tai
- Nung: slỉ
- Tày: slí
Proto-Southwestern Tai: *siːᴮ
- Thai: สี่ (sìi)
- Northern Thai: ᩈᩦ᩵
- Lao: ສີ່ (sī)
- Lü: ᦉᦲᧈ (ṡii¹)
- Tai Dam: ꪎꪲ꪿
- Shan: သီႇ (sìi)
- Tai Nüa: ᥔᥤᥱ (sǐ)
- Ahom: 𑜏𑜣 (sī)