Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/kepᴰ

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

Compare Khmer កើប (kaəp, “to gather up”).

Adjective

*kepᴰ

1. to pick

Descendants

• Southwestern Tai
  • Thai: เก็บ (gèp)
  • Northern Thai: ᨠᩮᩢ᩠ᨷ
  • Lao: ເກັບ (kep)
  • Lü: ᦵᦂᧇ (k̇eb)
  • Tai Dam: ꪹꪀꪸꪚ
  • Shan: ၵဵပ်း (káep)
  • Tai Nüa: ᥐᥥᥙᥱ (kěp)
  • Ahom: 𑜀𑜢𑜆𑜫 (kip)