Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/wɤjᴬ

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

Within Kra-Dai; compare Proto-Be *vəːjᴬ² (> Lingao vəi²), Sui vil (“fire”) and Southern Kam buil (“fire”). Compare also Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy (“fire”).

Noun

*wɤjᴬ

1. fire

Descendants

• Tai
  • Northern Tai
    • Saek: วี๊
    • Bouyei: fix
    • Zhuang: feiz
  • Central Tai
    • Nùng: fay
    • Tày: fầy
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: ไฟ (fai)
    • Northern Thai: ᨼᩱ
    • Lao: ໄຟ (fai)
    • Isan: ไฟ
    • Lü: ᦺᦝ (fay)
    • Tai Dam: ꪼꪡ
    • Shan: ၽႆး (phái), ၾႆး (fái)
    • Tai Nüa: ᥜᥭᥰ (fäy)
    • Ahom: 𑜇𑜩 (phay)