Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/bn₂uum
Proto-Mon-Khmer edit
Etymology edit
- Proto-Mon-Khmer: *bn₂uum ~ *bn₂əm (Shorto, 2006, #1369)
Cognates include Santali ᱵᱩᱱᱩᱢ (bunum, “termite hill, white ant hill”). Possibly related to Vietnamese nấm (“mound”).
Noun edit
*bn₂uum