Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kmuuʔ

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Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kmuuʔ

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: *kmuuʔ ~ kmuəʔ ~ kməʔ (Shorto, 2006, #140)

Adjective

*kmuuʔ

1. dirty

Descendants

• Aslian:
  • Jahaic:
    • Kensiu: [kamah]
  • Senoic:
    • Semnam: [kamaːh]
• Bahnaric: *kmoːʔ (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: ខ្មៅ (khmaw)