Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ʔuək

This Proto-Mon-Khmer 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-Mon-Khmer

Etymology

• Proto-Môn-Khmer: *ʔuək ~ *huək (Shorto, 2006, #475)

Noun

*ʔuək

1. brain

Descendants

• Proto-Bahnaric: *-ŋɔːk (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Katuic: *trɗuuk, *ʔnɗuuk, *ʔaɓok (Sidwell, 2005) (?)
  • Katu:
    • Eastern Katu: a'bục
  • Bru: ʔabɔk
  • Pacoh: abuaq, abóuc
• Proto-Palaungic: *hɔːk (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Riang: huak¹, kʰuək¹
  • Lamet: sntɔːk
  • Palaung: hɔʔ
• Proto-Vietic: *c-ʔɔːk (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)