Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/C̬.kumᴬ

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 坎 (MC khomX, “pit, hole”).

Noun

*C̬.kumᴬ

1. pit, hole

Descendants

• Northern Tai
  • Zhuang: gumz
  • Zuojiang Zhuang: gumq
• Southwestern Tai
  • Thai: ขุม (kǔm)
  • Lao: ຂຸມ (khum)
  • Isan: ขุม
  • Tai Dam: ꪄꪴꪣ
  • Shan: ၶုမ် (khǔm)
  • Tai Nüa: ᥑᥧᥛᥴ (xúm)
  • Ahom: 𑜁𑜤𑜪 (khuṃ)