Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/paːkᴰ

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 Southern Kam bags (“mouth”), Proto-Be *ɓaːkᴰ¹ (“mouth”) (whence ɓak⁷ in modern lects). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baqbaq.

Noun

*paːkᴰ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

1. mouth

Descendants

• Tai
  • Northern Tai
    • Zhuang: bak
    • Saek: ป̄าก
    • Nong Zhuang: baeg
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: ปาก (bpàak)
    • Lao: ປາກ (pāk)
    • Lü: ᦔᦱᧅ (ṗaak)
    • Shan: ပၢၵ် (pǎak)
    • Tai Nüa: ᥙᥣᥐᥱ (pǎak)
    • Ahom: 𑜆𑜀𑜫 (pak)
    • Tai Dam: ꪜꪱꪀ
    • Tai Dón: ꪘꪱꫂ
    • Northern Thai: ᨸᩣ᩠ᨠ