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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.
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Proto-Tai
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 馬 (MC maeX, “horse”).
Noun
*maːꟲ
- horse
Descendants
- Northern Tai
- Central Tai
- Proto-Southwestern Tai:
- Ahom: 𑜉𑜠 (ma), 𑜉𑜡 (mā), 𑜉𑜡𑜠 (māa)
- Thai: ม้า (máa)
- Northern Thai: ᨾ᩶ᩣ
- Lao: ມ້າ (mā)
- Lü: ᦙᦱᧉ (maa²)
- Tai Dam: ꪣ꫁ꪱ
- Shan: မႃႉ (mâ̰a)
- Tai Nüa: ᥛᥣᥳ (mȧa)