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

  1. An ethnic group of China, one of the 55...

Ancestry of “dai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese傣—
2Thaiไทfree; independent; Tai ethnic group, a widespread...
3EnglishtieA knot; a fastening; A knot of hair, as at the...
4Middle Englishteien—
5Old Englishtīġan—
6Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →