Just saw a word list of reconstructed Proto-Kra-dai, which is a language family that includes Thai.
Gloss | Proto-Kra–Dai |
---|---|
blood | *pɤlaːc |
bone | *Kudɤːk |
ear | *qɤrɤː |
eye | *maTaː |
hand | *(C)imɤː |
nose | *(ʔ)idaŋ |
tongue | *(C)əmaː |
tooth | *lipan |
dog | *Kamaː |
fish | *balaː |
horn | *paquː |
louse | *KuTuː |
fire | *(C)apuj |
stone | *KaTiːl |
star | *Kadaːw |
water | *(C)aNam |
I (1.SG) | *akuː |
Thou (2.SG) | *isuː; amɤː |
one | *(C)itsɤː |
two | *saː |
die | *maTaːj |
name | *(C)adaːn |
full | *pətiːk |
new | *(C)amaːl |
‘thin’ | *C-báːŋ |
‘bone’ | *Cudə́ːk |
‘boat’ | *Cuɖáː |
‘borrow’ | *C-ɟáːm |
‘village’ | *Cəˀbáːnʔ |
‘winnow basket’ | *Cəˀdóŋʔ |
‘to stand’ | *Cəˀɟún |
‘dog’ | *kʰ[u]máː |
‘ditch’ | *[t]-m̥ˠáːŋ |
‘ant’ | *r-móȶ |
‘bear’ | *kəˀmˠúj |
‘thick’ | *tsəˀnáː |
‘cold’ | *kəˀȵít |
‘stupid’ | *Cəˀŋáːŋh |
‘gills’ | *Cəˀŋˠáːk |
‘taro’ | *pəˀrˠáːk |
‘moan’ | *gəˀráːŋ |
‘hungry’ | *məˀjáːk |
‘stupid’ | *Cəˀwáːʔ |
I mean, most of those are almost exactly the same as Proto-Austronesian…
Gloss | Proto-Kra–Dai | Proto-Austronesian |
---|---|---|
blood | *pɤlaːc | *biRaq |
eye | *maTaː | *maCa |
hand | *(C)imɤː | *qa-lima |
tongue | *(C)əmaː | *Sema |
tooth | *lipan | *ŋipen |
louse | *KuTuː | *kuCux |
fire | *(C)apuj | *Sapuy |
water | *(C)aNam | *daNum |
I (1.SG) | *akuː | *aku |
Thou (2.SG) | *isuː; amɤː | *i-kaSu |
one | *(C)itsɤː | *isa |
two | *saː | *duSa |
die | *maTaːj | *ma-aCay |
‘borrow’ | *C-ɟáːm | *Sezam |
‘bear’ | *kəˀmˠúj | *Cumay |
‘taro’ | *pəˀrˠáːk | *biRaq |
So many cognates. Although, the two seem to have split before boat was invented, as it’s *Cuɖáː in Proto-Kra-Dai and *qabaŋ in Proto-Austronesian.