Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/klecꟲ

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

Perhaps borrowed from Old Chinese 介 (OC *kreːds, “shell; to wear armor”).[1] Note, however, that this comparison relies on the Zhengzhang reconstruction of the Old Chinese, while the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction is difficult to reconcile.

Noun

*klecꟲ

  1. scale (of fish)

Descendants

  • Proto-Southwestern Tai: *kletᴰ
    • Thai: เกล็ด (glèt)
    • Northern Thai: ᨠᩖᩮᩢᨯ
    • Lao: ເກັດ (ket)
    • Lü: ᦵᦂᧆ (k̇ed)
    • Shan: ၵဵတ်း (káet)
    • Tai Nüa: ᥐᥥᥖᥱ (kět)

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
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