Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/k-voːŋ

This Proto-Vietic 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-Vietic

Etymology

The distribution of this etymon across Austroasiatic is Aslian, Palaungic, and Vietic, which are three geographically peripheral branches.

Compare Old Chinese 孔 (OC *[k]ʰˤoŋʔ) (B-S).

Noun

*k-voːŋ

1. a peafowl

Descendants

• Arem: vùəŋ
• Chứt:
  • Sách: kəvoːŋ¹
  • Rục: kəvoːŋ¹
• Kha Phong: kəvoːŋ¹
• Thavung: kəvoːŋ¹
• Tho:
  • Cuoi Cham: kuoŋ¹
  • Lang Lo: koːŋ¹
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: công
  • Vietnamese: công
    • North Central Vietnamese: cuông