Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/bnɨm
Proto-Austroasiatic
editEtymology
edit- Proto-Austroasiatic: *b<n>ɨm (Sidwell, 2024, #AA141)
- 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*bnɨm