Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kn₁(i)ʔ

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Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kn₁(i)ʔ

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: kn₁[i]ʔ (Shorto, 2006, #93)

Compare Kharia [kɔnɛ].

Noun

*kn₁(i)ʔ

1. mouse, rat

Descendants

• Aslian: *k[a]niɛʔ (Phillips, 2012)
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: kekeni
• Bahnaric: *knɛː (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Katuic: *knɛɛ (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Kui: [kənaj]
  • Souei: [kənaj]
• Khasic: *kʰnaaj (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: khnái, nái
  • Lyngngam: [kʰnaj]
  • Pnar: [kʰne]
  • War: [kʰnɛ]
• Khmuic: *kneʔ₁ (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: [kneʔ]
  • O'du: [knaj]
  • Phong: [knԑːj]
  • T'in: [nɛɛ]
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: kni'
    • Mon: ဂၞိ (nɔeˀ)
• Palaungic: *kni(i)ʔ (Sidwell, 2010)
• Vietic: *k-neːʔ (Sidwell, 2010)