Reconstruction:Proto-Hmong-Mien/m-nɔk

This Proto-Hmong-Mien 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-Hmong-Mien

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Tai *C̬.nokᴰ (“bird”), Proto-Austronesian *manuk (“bird”).

Noun

*m-nɔk

1. bird (animal)

Descendants

• Proto-Hmong: *m-nɔŋᶜ
  • Pa-Hng
    • Pa-Hng (Gundong): /taŋ³⁵ moŋ⁴⁴/
    • Pa-Hng (Wenjie): /tɔ̃³⁵ mõ⁴⁴/
    • Pa-Hng (Huxingshan): /taŋ³⁵ nuŋ³¹/
  • (Main branch)
    • Jiongnai
      • Jiongnai (Longhua): /nɔuŋ²²/
      • Jiongnai (Liuxiang): /nɔ²¹/
    • Ho Ne (She)
    • (Core Hmongic)
      • West Hmongic (Chuanqiandian)
        • White Hmong: noog
        • A-Hmao
        • Bunu: nangs
      • North Hmongic (Qo Xiong)
      • East Hmongic (Hmu)
• Proto-Mien: *nɔkᴰ
  • Biao Mìn
  • Iu Mien: norqc
  • Zao Min