Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/lik

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: *lik ~ *liik (Shorto, 2006, #417)

Noun edit

*lik

  1. pig

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Aslian: *(ɟa)lɯɯʔ (Phillips, 2012)
  • Katuic: *ʔaliik (Sidwell, 2005)
    • Bru: ʔali̤ːʔ~ʔaliik
    • Kui: li̤iʔ~ʔali̤iʔ
    • Ong: lik
    • Pacoh: alic
  • Monic: *cliik (Diffloth, 1984)
  • Palaungic: *-leːk (Sidwell, 2015)
    • Danaw: kᵊlɪk¹~kᵊlɪk³
    • Lawa:
      • of Bo Luang: ləic
      • of Umpai: leic
    • Riang:
      • of Lang: lek²
      • of Sak: lek²
  • ? Old Javanese: celeṅ