Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/swɯːnᴬ

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 Old Chinese 園 (OC *ɢʷan, “garden”).

Noun

*swɯːnᴬ

1. garden

Descendants

• Tai
  • Northern Tai
    • Zhuang: suen
  • Central Tai
    • Tày: sluôn
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: สวน (sǔuan)
      • → Khmer: សួន (suən)
    • Lao: ສວນ (sūan)
    • Northern Thai: ᩈ᩠ᩅᩁ
    • Lü: ᦷᦉᧃ (ṡon)
    • Shan: သူၼ် (sǔun)
    • Ahom: 𑜏𑜤𑜃𑜫 (sun)