Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/kaːŋꟲ

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

Etymology

From Middle Chinese (MC kaengX, “fishbone”).

Noun

*kaːŋꟲ

  1. fishbone

Descendants

  • Central Thai:
    • Tày: cảng
  • Southwestern Thai:
    • Thai: ก้าง (gâang)
    • Northern Thai: ᨠ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ
    • Lao: ກ້າງ (kāng)
    • Shan: ၵၢင်ႈ (kāang)
    • Tai Nüa: ᥐᥣᥒᥲ (kàang)