Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ɓəs

This Proto-Mon-Khmer 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-Mon-Khmer

Etymology

• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *ɓəs (Shorto, 2006, #1921)

Noun

*ɓəs

1. snake

Descendants

• Proto-Bahnaric: *ɓəs (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: ពស់ (pŭəh)
• Proto-Khmuic: *bəs (Sidwell, 2013)
• Nicobaric: *pɛːc (Sidwell, 2018)
  • Car Nicobarese: pēch

Synonyms

• *(b)saɲʔ