Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ciiʔ

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Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ciiʔ

This Proto-Mon-Khmer entry contains reconstructed words 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: *ciiʔ (Shorto, 2006, #39)

Compare Santali ᱥᱤ (si, “louse”).

Noun

*ciiʔ

1. louse

Descendants

• Aslian: *cɛ(ɛ)ʔ (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jahaic
    • Jahai: [ciʔ]
  • Senoic
    • Semai: ce
    • Temiar: cek
• Bahnaric: *ciː (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Katuic: *ʔɲcəj (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Pacoh: nchei
  • Kui: [ɲcɛː]
  • Bru: [ɲcej]
• Khasic: *ksi (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: ksi, 'si
• Khmeric:
  • Khmeric: ចៃ (cay)
• Khmuic: *ceʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khsing-Mul: [ceːj]
  • Khmu: [seʔ]
• Mangic:
  • Mang: [θiː¹]
• Monic:
  • Mon: စဲ (coa)
• Nicobaric:
  • Central Nicobaric:
    • Nancowry: shēi
• Palaungic: *ciʔ (Sidwell, 2010)
  • Palaung: shī
  • Riang: [siʔ¹]
  • Lawa: [səiʔ]
• Pearic: *ciʔ (Headley, 1985)
  • Chong: [cʰiː]
• Vietic: *ciːʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)