Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/ŋaːm

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This Proto-Austroasiatic 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-Austroasiatic

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Etymology

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  • Proto-Austroasiatic: *ŋaːm (Sidwell, 2024, #AA113)
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *lŋaam (Shorto, 2006, #1322)

Adjective

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*ŋaːm

  1. sweet

Descendants

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  • Proto-Bahnaric: *ʔŋaːm (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Katuic: *ŋaam (Sidwell, 2005)
    • Bru: ŋi̤am
    • Kui: ŋŋi̤am~ŋi̤am
    • Pacoh: ngngam
  • Proto-Khasian: *ŋiam (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Proto-Palaungic: *ŋaːm (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Pearic:
    • Chong
      • of Chantaburi: ŋa̤ːˀm
    • Pear: ŋam