Reconstruction:Proto-Bahnaric/ceː₂m

This Proto-Bahnaric entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Bahnaric

Etymology

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

Noun

*ceː₂m

1. bird

Descendants

• North Bahnaric: *cem (Sidwell, 2011)
  • Halang: chìm
  • Jeh: ceːm
  • Sedang: chêm
• East Bahnaric:
  • Cua: seːp
• West Bahnaric: *ceːm (Sidwell, 2003)
  • Brao: ceːm
  • Laven:
    • Jru': ceːm
  • Nyaheun: ceːm
• Central Bahnaric: *ce(ː)m (Sidwell, 2011)
  • Alak: cɛːm
  • Bahnar: sem
  • Kasseng: ceːm
  • South Bahnaric: *()sim (Sidwell, 2000)
    • Chrau: sum
    • Koho: sim
    • Mnong: sư̆m, sĭm