Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/kciʔ

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

Etymology

• Proto-Austroasiatic: *kciʔ (Sidwell & Rau, 2015)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *kciʔ (Shorto, 2006, #47)

Adjective

*kciʔ

1. young, green

Descendants

• Proto-Bahnaric: *kcɛʔ (Sidwell, 2011)
  • Central Bahnaric:
    • Alak: kacɛʔ
    • Bahnar: kơsĕ
    • Tampuan: kasɛʔ
    • South Bahnaric:
      • Mnong: say
  • East Bahnaric:
    • Cua: kasɛʔ
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: ខ្ចី (khcəy)
• >? Malay: (kecik)
  • Indonesian: kecik