Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/kaʔ

This Proto-Austroasiatic 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-Austroasiatic

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Etymology

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  • Proto-Austroasiatic: *kaʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA009)
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *kaʔ (Shorto, 2006)

Noun

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*kaʔ

  1. fish

Descendants

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  • Aslian: *kaaʔ (Phillips, 2012)
    • Jah Hut: kaʔ
    • Jahaic:
      • Cheq Wong: kiəʔ
      • Jahai: ʔɨkǝʔ
    • Senoic:
      • Semai: kaaq
      • Temiar: kaa
    • Semelaic:
      • Semaq Beri: ka
  • Proto-Bahnaric: *kaː (Sidwell, 2011)
    • North Bahnaric:
      • Halang: ka
      • Sedang: ka̰
    • Central Bahnaric:
      • Bahnar: ka
      • Tampuan: kaː
    • South Bahnaric:
      • Sre-Mnong
  • Proto-Katuic: *ʔakaa (Sidwell, 2005)
    • Pacoh: aca
    • So: ʔakaa
  • Khasic: *kʰa (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khmeric:
  • Proto-Khmuic: *kaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu: kaʔ
    • Ksingmul: kaː
    • O’du: kaː
  • Mangic:
  • Monic:
    • Mon: က (kaˀ)
  • Nicobaric: *kaːʔ (Sidwell, 2018)
    • Car Nicobarese: kāḵ
    • Central Nicobaric:
  • Proto-Palaungic: *kaʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
    • Lawa:
    • Palaung:
    • Plang:
      • La Gang: káh
      • Man Noi: káʔ
    • Riang: kaʔ¹
  • Proto-Vietic: *ʔa-kaːʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)