Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/()ʔus

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: *[]ʔus ~ *[]ʔuus ~ *[]ʔuəs (Shorto, 2006, #1872)

Noun

*()ʔus

fire; firewood

Descendants

Aslian:
- Jahaic:
  - Jahai: ʔuɸ
  - Kensiu: ʔɔs
- Senoic:
  - Semai: os
  - Semnam: ʔoːs
  - Temiar: ʔoːs
- Semelaic
  - Semelai: ʔus
Proto-Bahnaric: *ʔuːs (Sidwell, 2011)
- Central Bahnaric:
  - South Bahnaric:
    - Koho: ous
- East Bahnaric:
  - Cua: ʔolh
Proto-Katuic: *ʔuus (Sidwell, 2005)
- Katu:
  - Eastern Katu: óih
  - Western Katu: ອູຢຮ
- Western Katuic:
  - Kuy: ʔuːh
  - Eastern Bru: ũih
  - Sô: ʔujh
- Ta'Oihic:
  - Ngeq:
    - Chatong: ʔoojh
    - Kriang: ʔujh
  - Ir: ʔujh
- Pacoh: uih
Khmeric:
- Khmer: អុស (ʼoh)
Proto-Khmuic: *ʔoːs (Sidwell, 2013)
- Phong: Ɂoːs
- T'in: ʔoos
- Mlabri: ʔuulh
Proto-Vietic: *guːs ~ *kuːs
- Muong: cúi
- Vietnamese: củi (“firewood”)