Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/ʰmwɯjᴬ

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 *Cumay (“Formosan black bear”), Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).

Noun

*ʰmwɯjᴬ

(Pittayaporn, 2009)

bear

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Zhuang: mui
- Central Tai
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: หมี (mǐi)
  - Lao: ໝີ (mī)
  - Shan: မီ (mǐi)
  - Ahom: 𑜉𑜣 (mii)