Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/diːᴮ

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

Possibly from Middle Chinese 地 (MC dijH). Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *tiʔ ~ tiiʔ ~ tiəʔ (“that yonder”), Mon တေံ (teʔ, “that”), Khmer ទី (tii), Vietnamese thì (“then, which, to be”), Malay di.

Noun

*diːᴮ

1. place, ground

Descendants

• Northern Tai
  • Zhuang: dih
• Central Tai
  • Nong Zhuang: dih
• Proto-Southwestern Tai:
  • Ahom: 𑜄𑜣 (tī)
  • Thai: ที่ (tîi)
  • Northern Thai: ᨴᩦ᩵
  • Lao: ທີ່ (thī)
  • Lü: ᦑᦲᧈ (tii¹)
  • Khün: ᨴᩦ᩵
  • Shan: တီႈ (tīi)
  • Tai Dón: ꪕꪲꫀ
  • Tai Nüa: ᥖᥤ (ti)