Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/xaːwᴬ

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

Noun

*xaːwᴬ

(Pittayaporn, 2009)

white

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Saek: ห่าว
  - Zhuang: hau
  - Bouyei: haaul
- Central Tai
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: ขาว (kǎao)
  - Lao: ຂາວ (khāo)
  - Northern Thai: ᨡᩣ᩠ᩅ
  - Lü: ᦃᦱᧁ (ẋaaw)
  - Isan: [Term?]
  - Tai Dam: ꪄꪱꪫ
  - Shan: ၶၢဝ် (khǎaw)
  - Ahom: 𑜁𑜧 (khaw)
  - Tai Nüa: ᥑᥣᥝᥴ (xáaw)