Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/ʰmwɯjᴬ

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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

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Etymology

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Compare Proto-Austronesian *Cumay (Formosan black bear), Old Chinese (OC *meʔ).

Noun

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*ʰmwɯjᴬ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

  1. bear

Descendants

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  • Tai
    • Northern Tai
      • Zhuang: mui
      • Bouyei: moil
    • Central Tai
      • Tày: mi
      • Nong Zhuang: mue
    • Southwestern Tai