Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/-naŋʔ

This Proto-Vietic 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-Vietic

Etymology

Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔntəŋ ~ *ʔntaŋ (“heavy”) (whence Pacoh atáng and Kuy ntɑŋ).

Adjective

*-naŋʔ

1. heavy

Descendants

• Arem: naŋʔ
• Chutic:
  • Sách: naŋ³
  • Rục: naŋ⁶
• Kri: n̩naŋʔ
• Malieng: naŋ³
• Tho:
  • Cuoi Cham: naŋ³
  • Lang Lo: naŋ⁴
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: nẵng
  • Middle Vietnamese: 曩 (nặng), 𥗾 (nặng), 𥘀 (nặng), 𨤼 (nặng)
    • Vietnamese: nặng