Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/ʰmaːᴬ

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

*ʰmaːᴬ

(Pittayaporn, 2009)

dog

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Saek: หม่า
  - Zhuang: ma
- Central Tai
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: หมา (mǎa)
  - Northern Thai: ᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ (maa)
  - Lao: ໝາ (mā)
  - Tai Dam: ꪢꪱ
  - Tai Nüa: ᥛᥣᥴ (maa¹)
  - Lü: ᦖᦱ (ṁaa)
  - Shan: မႃ (mǎa)
  - Aiton: မႃ
  - Ahom: 𑜉𑜠 (ma)

Verb

*ʰmaːᴬ

(Pittayaporn, 2009)

to come

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Zhuang: ma, maz
- Central Tai
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: มา (maa)
  - Northern Thai: ᨾᩣ (ma)
  - Lao: ມາ (mā)
  - Tai Nüa: ᥛᥣᥰ (maa²)
  - Lü: ᦙᦱ (maa)
  - Shan: မႃး (máa)
  - Aiton: မႃ
  - Ahom: 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 (maa), 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (maaa)