Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/siːᴮ

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

Proto-Tai cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *siːᴮ

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 四 (MC sijH, “four”).

Numeral

*siːᴮ

1. four

Descendants

• Northern Tai
  • Bouyei: sis
  • Zhuang: seiq
• Central Tai
  • Nong Zhuang: siq
  • Nùng: slỉ
  • Tày: slí
• Proto-Southwestern Tai: *siːᴮ
  • Thai: สี่ (sìi)
  • Northern Thai: ᩈᩦ᩵
  • Lao: ສີ່ (sī)
  • Phake: ꩬီ (sī)
  • Lü: ᦉᦲᧈ (ṡii¹)
  • Tai Dam: ꪎꪲ꪿
  • Shan: သီႇ (sìi)
  • Tai Laing: ꩬီ
  • Tai Nüa: ᥔᥤᥱ (sǐ)
  • Khamti: ꩬီ
  • Ahom: 𑜏𑜣 (sī)
  • Aiton: ꩬီ (sī)