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

From Old Chinese 介 (OC *kreːds, “shell; to wear armour”).

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)