Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ciiʔ

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 edit

Etymology edit

  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *ciiʔ (Shorto, 2006, #39)

Compare Santali ᱥᱤ (si, louse).

Noun edit

*ciiʔ

  1. louse

Descendants edit

  • Aslian: *cɛ(ɛ)ʔ (Phillips, 2012)
    • Jah Hut: cɛʔ
    • Jahaic:
      • Cheq Wong: cɛʔ
      • Jahai: ciʔ
      • Kensiu: ceʔ
    • Senoic:
      • Semai: chèèq
      • Temiar: cek
    • Semelaic:
      • Semaq Beri: ci
      • Semelai: ci
  • Proto-Bahnaric: *ciː (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Katuic: *ʔɲcəj (Sidwell, 2005)
    • Pacoh: nchei
    • Kui: ɲcɛː
    • Bru: ɲcej
  • Khasic: *ksi (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khmeric:
  • Proto-Khmuic: *ceʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khsing-Mul: ceːj
    • Khmu: seʔ
  • Mangic:
    • Mang: θiː¹
  • Monic:
  • Nicobaric:
    • Central Nicobaric:
  • Proto-Palaungic: *ciːʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
    • Palaung:
    • Riang: siʔ¹
    • Lawa: səiʔ
  • Proto-Pearic: *ciʔ (Headley, 1985)
    • Chong: cʰiː
  • Proto-Vietic: *ciːʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)