Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/ciːʔ

This Proto-Vietic 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-Vietic

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciiʔ.

Noun

*ciːʔ

1. head louse

Descendants

• Arem: cɪːʔ
• Chut:
  • Rục: ciː³
  • Sách: ciː³
• Tho:
  • Cuối Chăm: ciː³
  • Làng Lỡ: ciː³
• Malieng: cɘi³
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: chỉ
  • Middle Vietnamese: 蛭 (chí, chấy)
    • Vietnamese: chí, chấy