Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kɔʔ

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: *kɔʔ (Shorto, 2006)

Noun

*kɔʔ

neck

Descendants

Bahnaric: *kɔːʔ (Sidwell, 2011)
- North Bahnaric:
- Central Bahnaric: *ʔəkɔː
  - Bahnar: hơko (“neck”) (Sidwell, 2011)
  - Sre:
    - Maa: kɔː
    - Koho: nko (“neck”)
- South Bahnaric: *ʔnkɔː (Sidwell, 2000)
  - Mnong: ko (“neck”)
Katuic:
Khasic:
Khmeric: *kɔː (Sidwell & Rau, 2015)
- Khmer: ក (kɑɑ, “neck”)
Khmuic:
Monic: *kɔɔʔ (Diffloth, 1984)
- Old Mon: ko'
  - Modern Mon: ကံ (kɔˀ, “neck, throat”)
Vietic: *koh (Ferlus, 2007)
- Pong: *koː³ (Ferlus, 2007)
- Tho [Cuối Chăm]: kɔː⁵
- Viet-Muong:
  - Muong: cố (“neck”)
  - Vietnamese: cổ (“neck”)