Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/-ciːm

This Proto-Vietic 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-Vietic

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cim ~ *ciim ~ *ciəm ~ *caim ~ *cum (“bird”).

Noun

*-ciːm

bird

Descendants

Arem: [icɪːm]
Chut:
- Rục: [ciːm¹]
- Sách: [ciːm¹]
Proto-Pong: *ciːm¹
- Liha: [ciːm¹]
- Phong: [ciːm¹]
- Toum: [ciːm¹]
Thavung: [aciːm¹]
Tho:
- Cuối Chăm: [ciːm¹]
- Làng Lỡ: [ciːm¹]
Viet-Muong:
- Muong: chim
- Middle Vietnamese: 𪀄 (chim), 𫚳 (chim)
  - Vietnamese: chim