Where does “gais” come from?

gais (Bouyei) comes from Proto-Tai kajᴮ, from Middle Chinese 雞.

gais (Bouyei): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “gais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taikajᴮchicken
2Middle Chinese雞—
Every word from Middle Chinese 雞 →Every word from Proto-Tai kajᴮ →