Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/t-ŋəs

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

Compare Proto-Katuic *tŋɨh (“to breathe”) (whence Pacoh tarngứh).

Verb

*t-ŋəs

to breath

Descendants

Arem: [aŋo̤h]
Chut:
- Rục: [təŋəh¹]
- Sách: [təŋəh¹]
Kha Pong: [təŋɨː⁵]
Viet-Muong:
- Muong: ngưỡi
- Middle Vietnamese: 哎 (ngửi), 義 (ngửi), 𠿿 (ngửi), 𪖭 (ngửi)
  - Vietnamese: ngửi