Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/limpaːn

This Proto-Chamic 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-Chamic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalu-hipan, from Proto-Austronesian *qalu-Sipan (centipede).

Noun

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*limpaːn

  1. centipede

Descendants

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  • Acehnese: limpeuen
  • Coastal Chamic
  • Highlands Chamic
    • Chru–Northern Chamic
      • Chru: ləpaːn
      • Northern Chamic
    • Jarai–Rade

References

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  • Thurgood, Graham (1999) From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects: Two Thousand Years of Language Contact and Change[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press