Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/naːjᴬ

Alternative reconstructions

 * (Li, 1971)
 * (Liao, 2017)

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (Liao, 2017).

Li (1971) connects it.

Noun
(Pittayaporn, 2009)


 * 1) maternal grandmother

Reconstruction notes
The reconstruction of this word has been problematic due to correspondences that are difficult to reconcile, including the rare correspondence of initials and  and the different tone categories reflected in the daughter languages.

Descendants

 * Tai
 * Northern Tai
 * Southwestern Tai
 * Southwestern Tai