Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/C̬.nokᴰ

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *nrokᴰ (Li, 1977)
  • *C.nokᴰ (Ferlus, 1990; rime from Li)
  • *manuk (Haudricourt, 1956; proposed by editor)

Etymology

Compare Proto-Austronesian *manuk (“bird”).

Noun

*C̬.nokᴰ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

  1. bird

Descendants

  • Tai
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