Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kuj

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: *kuj ~ kuuj (Shorto, 2006, #223)

Related to Proto-Katuic *kuuj (“person”).

Noun

*kuj

1. head

Descendants

• Aslian: *kuuy (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jah Hut: kɔj
  • Jahaic:
    • Cheq Wong: kuy
    • Jahai: kuj
    • Kensiu: kuj
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: kui
    • Semnam: kuj
    • Temiar: kui
  • Semelaic:
    • Semaq Beri: koj
    • Semelai: khoj
• Nicobaric: *kuj (Sidwell, 2018)
  • Car Nicobarese: kui
  • Central Nicobarese:
    • Nancowry: kōi