Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kn₁(i)ʔ

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: kn₁[i]ʔ (Shorto, 2006, #93)

Compare Kharia kɔnɛ.

Noun

*kn₁(i)ʔ

1. mouse, rat

Descendants

• Aslian: *kaniɛʔ (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jahaic:
    • Cheq Wong: knɛ̃ʔ
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: keniiq
• Bahnaric: *knɛː (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Katuic: *knɛɛ (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Kui: kənaj
  • Souei: kənaj
• Khasian: *kʰnaaj (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: khnái, nái
  • Lyngngam: kʰnaj
  • Pnar: kʰne
  • War: kʰnɛ
• Khmuic: *kneʔ₁ (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: kneʔ
  • O'du: knaj
  • Phong: knԑːj
  • T'in: nɛɛ
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: kni'
    • Mon: ဂၞိ (nɔeˀ)
• Palaungic: *kəneːʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
• Vietic: *k-neːʔ (Ferlus, 2007)