Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/əmraːk
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Proto-Chamic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an Austroasiatic language, possibly from Proto-Bahnaric *braːk (“peacock”), whence Bahnar ămră and Chrau vraq, and, more distantly, Mon မြာ် (pəràik). Ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mraik (“peacock”).
Possibly an area word of Southeast Asia. Compare for instance Proto-Dravidian *mayVr (“peacock”).
Noun[edit]
*əmraːk
Descendants[edit]
- Acehnese: meurak
- Coastal Chamic
- Highlands Chamic
References[edit]
Thurgood, Graham (1999) From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects: Two Thousand Years of Language Contact and Change[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 350