Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ɟkaw

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-Mon-Khmer: *ɟkaw (Shorto, 2006, #1817)

Noun

*ɟkaw

1. bear (animal)

Descendants

• Proto-Bahnaric: *ckaw ~ *gaw (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Katuic: *hŋkaw (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Ngeq: haŋkaw
  • Bru: sakaw
• Mangic:
  • Mang: cɨə¹
• Proto-Vietic: *c-guːʔ ~ *c-kuːʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)

Synonyms

• *kmum
• *kres