Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kuj

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: *kuj ~ kuuj (Shorto, 2006, #223)

Related to Proto-Katuic *kuuj (“person”).

Noun

*kuj

head

Descendants

Aslian: *kuuy (Phillips, 2012)
- Jahaic:
  - Jahai: [kuj]
  - Kensiu: [kuj]
- Senoic:
  - Semai: kui
  - Semnam: [kuj]
  - Temiar: kui
- Semelaic:
  - Semelai: [khoj]
Nicobaric: *kuj (Sidwell, 2018)
- Car Nicobarese: kui
- Central Nicobarese:
  - Nancowry: kōi