< Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer
Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/lŋaam
Proto-Mon-Khmer
Etymology
- Proto-Mon-Khmer: *mat (Shorto, 2006, #1322)
Adjective
*lŋaam
- sweet
Descendants
- Bahnaric: *ʔŋaːm (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
- Katuic: *ŋaam (Sidwell, 2005)
- Bru: [ŋi̤am]
- Kui: [ŋŋi̤am~ŋi̤am]
- Pacoh: nngam
- Khasic: *ŋiam (Sidwell, 2012)
- Khasic: shngiam
- Palaungic: *ŋaam (Sidwell, 2010)
- Palaung: ngām
- Riang: [ŋɑ(ː)m²]
- Pearic:
- Chong
- of Chantaburi: [ŋa̤ːˀm]
- Pear: [ŋam]
- Chong