Reconstruction:Proto-Kra/C-ʈuᴬ

This Proto-Kra 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-Kra

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Austronesian *kuCu

Noun

*C-ʈuᴬ

1. louse (of head)

Descendants

• Lachi
  • Lachi (Tân Lợi): te⁴³
  • Lachi (Jinchang): n⁴⁴ tje⁵⁵, n⁴⁴ tjaŋ⁵⁵
• Gelao
  • Telue
    • Gelao (Niupo): tuŋ⁵³
    • Gelao (Judu): vu³¹ dzuŋ³¹
    • Gelao (Moji): ma⁵³ bə³¹ dʐuŋ³¹
  • Hakhi
    • Gelao (Zhenfeng): mo⁴² tse³¹
    • Gelao (Sanchong): m̩⁵³ tɕe³¹
    • Gelao (Heijiaoyan): tsɛ³¹
  • Qau
    • Gelao (Dagouchang): ta³³
    • Gelao (Wanzi): ta⁴⁴
  • A'ou
    • Gelao (Hongfeng): ma⁴² tji³¹, ma⁴³ dɪ³¹
    • Gelao (Bigong): zɔ³³ ɣa³¹
  • Vandu
    • Red Gelao (Vietnam): mo³⁵ to³³
• Qabiao: qa⁰ tau⁵³
• Buyang
  • Buyang (Langjia): qa⁰ tu⁵⁴
  • Buyang (Yalang): ka⁰ taai⁵³
  • Buyang (Ecun): ʔa⁰ tu²⁴
  • En (Nung Ven): tu⁵⁴
  • Paha: ðu³³

References

• Ostapirat, Weera (2000) “Proto-Kra”, in Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area‎^[1], volume 23, number 1, pages 1-251.
• Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.