Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/punʔ

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: *punʔ ~ *puən() ~ *pan() (Shorto, 2006, #1166)

Cognate with Santali ᱯᱳᱱ (pon).

Numeral edit

cardinal number
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*punʔ

  1. four

Descendants edit

  • Proto-Aslian:
    • Jahaic:
      • Chewong: pɑn
    • Semelaic:
      • Semelai: hmpon
      • Temoq: mpon
  • Proto-Bahnaric: *puən (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Katuic: *puan (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Khmeric:
  • Proto-Khmuic: *puən (Sidwell, 2013)
    • O'du: pɑn
    • Phong: poːn
    • T'in: phoːn
  • Mangic:
    • Bolyu: puːn⁵³
    • Mang: puːn²
  • Monic:
  • Nicobaric: *foan (Sidwell, 2018)
    • Car Nicobarese: fën
    • Central Nicobaric:
  • Proto-Palaungic: *poːn (Sidwell, 2015)
    • Lamet: poːn
    • Palaung:
    • Plang:
      • La Gang: pún
      • Man Noi: pún
    • Riang: kᵊpon¹ ~ kᵊpun¹
  • Pearic:
    • Chong: pʰoːˀn
  • Proto-Vietic: *poːnʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)