Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/kaːŋꟲ

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 鯁 (MC kaengX, “fishbone”).

Noun

*kaːŋꟲ

1. fishbone

Descendants

• Central Thai:
  • Tày: cảng
• Southwestern Thai:
  • Thai: ก้าง (gâang)
  • Northern Thai: ᨠ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨦ
  • Lao: ກ້າງ (kāng)
  • Shan: ၵၢင်ႈ (kāang)
  • Tai Nüa: ᥐᥣᥒᥲ (kàang)