Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/tkan

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: *tkan (Sidwell, 2024, #AA261)
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *d₁kan (Shorto, 2006, #1129)

Noun

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*tkan

  1. bamboo rat

Descendants

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  • Aslian: *dəka(a)n (Phillips, 2012)
    • Jah Hut: dkaŋ
    • Semelaic:
  • Khasic: *dkʰan (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Proto-Khmuic: *tkan (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu:
      • Cuang: tkan
      • Rook: tkán
  • Proto-Vietic: *kanʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)