Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/ʰwɯəꟲ

Proto-Tai

Etymology

Compare Proto-Be *ɓaːᴮᶜ² (“cloud”) (> Lingao ba⁴), Sui fac (“cloud”) and Southern Kam bas, mas, guas (“cloud”).

Noun

*ʰwɯəꟲ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

1. cloud

Descendants

• Tai
  • Northern Tai
    • Bouyei: veac
    • Zhuang: fwj
    • Saek: เวี̂ย
  • Central Tai
    • Tày: phả
    • Zuojiang Zhuang: paj
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: ฝ้า (fâa)
    • Northern Thai: ᨺ᩶ᩣ
    • Khün: ᨺ᩶ᩣ
    • Lao: ຝ້າ (fā), ເຝື້ອ (fư̄a)
    • Lü: ᦚᦱᧉ (ḟaa²)
    • Shan: ၽႃႈ (phāa), ၾႃႈ (fāa)