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)

1. bear

Descendants

• Tai
  • Northern Tai
    • Zhuang: mui
    • Bouyei: moil
  • Central Tai
    • Tày: mi
    • Nong Zhuang: mue
  • Southwestern Tai
    • Thai: หมี (mǐi)
    • Northern Thai: ᩉ᩠ᨾᩦ
    • Lao: ໝີ (mī)
    • Lü ᦖᦲ (ṁii)
    • Shan: မီ (mǐi)
    • Tai Dam: ꪢꪲ
    • Ahom: 𑜉𑜣 (mī)