Where does “Dai” come from?
Dai comes from Chinese 代, whose original meaning is unknown.
Dai (English): An ethnic group of China, one of the 55...
Definitions
- An ethnic group of China, one of the 55...
Ancestry of “Dai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Chinese | 傣 | — |
| 2 | Thai | ไท | free; independent; Tai ethnic group, a widespread... |
| 3 | English | tie | A knot; a fastening; A knot of hair, as at the... |
| 4 | Middle English | teien | — |
| 5 | Old English | tīġan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | taugijaną | to stretch, draw |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |