Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/k.raːŋꟲ

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 Proto-Austronesian *baʀaŋ, *tageʀaŋ (“rib”) (whence Bunun balaŋ (“rib”)).

Noun

*k.raːŋꟲ

1. side, ribs

Descendants

• Northern Tai
  • Zhuang: hangj
  • Zuojiang Zhuang: hangj
• Southwestern Tai
  • Thai: ข้าง (kâang)
  • Lao: ຂ້າງ (khāng)
  • Shan: ၶၢင်ႈ (khāang), ၶၢင်း (kháang)
  • Ahom: 𑜁𑜂𑜫 (khaṅ), 𑜁𑜞𑜂𑜫 (khraṅ)