Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/p.qaːjᴬ

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 Sui beel and ggeel (“to sell”), Southern Kam beel (“to sell”).

Verb

*p.qaːjᴬ

1. to sell

Descendants

• Northern Tai
  • Bouyei: gaail
  • Zhuang: gai
• Central Tai
  • Nùng: khải
• Southwestern Tai
  • Thai: ขาย (kǎai)
  • Northern Thai: ᨡᩣ᩠ᨿ
  • Lao: ຂາຍ (khāi)
  • Lü: ᦃᦻ (ẋaay)
  • Tai Dam: ꪄꪱꪥ
  • Phake: ၵႝ (khay)
  • Shan: ၶၢႆ (khǎai)
  • Ahom: 𑜁𑜩 (khay)