Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/ʰmwɯjᴬ

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 *Cumay (“Formosan black bear”), Old Chinese 羋 (OC *meʔ).

Noun

*ʰmwɯjᴬ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

bear

Descendants

Tai
- Northern Tai
  - Zhuang: mui
  - Bouyei: moil
- Central Tai
- Southwestern Tai
  - Thai: หมี (mǐi)
  - Lao: ໝີ (mī)
  - Shan: မီ (mǐi)
  - Ahom: 𑜉𑜣 (mī)

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