Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kpaas

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: *kpaas (Shorto, 2006, #1915)

Munda cognates include Juang kapas, Korwa kapaːs, Korku kapuso, Bondo kapa, Gata' kopa. Compare Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa) and Old Chinese 布 (OC *pˤa-s) (B-S), both of which are probably Austroasiatic loans.

Noun

*kpaas

cotton

Descendants

Aslian:
- Senoic:
  - Semai: kapas
  - Temiar: kapas
Bahnaric: *kpaːs (Sidwell, 2011)
- Central: *kpaːs
  - Tariang: paːs
  - South-Central:
    - Bahnar: kơpaih
    - Tampuan: kapaas
    - South: *paːs
      - Chrau: paːs
- North: *kpaːs
  - Halang: kơpaih
  - Jeh: kwah
  - Sedang: kəpɛj
Katuic: *kpaas (Sidwell, 2005)
- Katu:
  - Dakkang: kapaaç
  - Kantu: kapaas
  - Triw: kapaajh
  - Western Katu: kǝpaːjh
- Pacoh: capaih
- Ta'Oihic:
  - Ngeq: kapaajh
  - Ong: kpaa̰jh
  - Ta'Oi: kapaajh
- West Katuic:
  - Bru:
    - Bru: kupaːjh
    - Sô: ʔapaajh
  - Kuy:
    - Kuy: (k)paːh
Khasic: *knpaat (Sidwell, 2012)
- Khasi: kynphad
Khmeric:
- Khmer: កប្បាស (kɑpbaah), ក្របាស (krɑbaah) ?
Palaungic:
- Waic:
  - Eastern Lawa: ʔaphaih
Pearic:
- Chong: kpas
- Pear: kəpaːs
Vietic: *k-paːs (Ferlus, 2007)
- Chứt:
  - Arem: kupɐːlʔ
  - Maleng: kəpaːj⁵
  - Rục-Sách:
    - Rục: kupaːl⁶
    - Sách: kupaːl⁶
  - Thavung: kəpajʰ¹
  - Tho: paːl⁵
- Pong: *kpaːj¹
  - Phóng: kpaːj
- Viet-Muong:
  - Muong: pái
  - Middle Vietnamese: ꞗải
    - Vietnamese: vải