Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/r.ŋaːᴬ

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 Sui qngal (“sesame”), Proto-Hlai *hŋɯː (“sesame”). Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *leŋa (“sesame”) (whence Tagalog linga) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *lŋaaʔ ~ *lŋawʔ (“sesame”).

Noun

*r.ŋaːᴬ (Pittayaporn, 2009)

  1. sesame

Descendants

  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: งา (ngaa)
    • Lao: ງາ (ngā)
    • Lü: ᦇᦱ (ngaa)
    • Shan: ငႃး (ngáa)
    • Tai Nüa: ᥒᥣᥰ (ngäa)
    • Ahom: 𑜂𑜠 (ṅa)
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