Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/saːm

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

**Proto-Tai cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *saːm

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 三 (MC sam, “three”).

Numeral

*saːm

three

Descendants

Northern Tai
- Bouyei: saaml
- Zhuang: sam
Central Tai
- Nong Zhuang: sam
- Nùng: slám
- Tày: slam
Southwestern Thai
- Thai: สาม (sǎam)
- Northern Thai: ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ
- Lao: ສາມ (sām)
- Lü: ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam)
- Tai Dam: ꪎꪱꪣ
- Shan: သၢမ် (sǎam)
- Tai Laing: ꩬꩼၢမ်
- Aiton: ꩬံ (saṃ)
- Tai Nüa: ᥔᥣᥛᥴ (sáam)
- Ahom: 𑜏𑜪 (saṃ)

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