Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/bəɓeʔ

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: *bəɓeʔ (Shorto, 2006, #126)
• Originally onomatopoeic

Noun

*bəɓeʔ

1. goat

Descendants

• Proto-Bahnaric: *-bɛː (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Katuic: *ʔmɓɛɛʔ (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Eastern Katu: bé
  • Kriang (Ngeq): mbɛːʔ
  • Kui: bɛː
  • Pacoh: mbéq
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: ពពែ (pɔpɛɛ)
• Proto-Khmuic: *bɛʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: bɛʔ
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: ဗၜေအ် (baṗeʼ)
    • Mon: ဗၜေံ (həbeˀ)
    • Nyah Kur: แพะ (phaeʼ)
• Proto-Palaungic: *bɛʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Plang:
    • La Gang: pɛ̀ʔ
  • Riang: pɛʔ²
• Pearic:
  • Chong: แพ่ะ (pɛ̤ʔ)