Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ksəwʔ

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: ksəwʔ ~ *ksəəw[ ] (Shorto, 2006, #1866)

Noun

*ksəwʔ

1. red ant

Descendants

• Aslian:
  • Jahaic:
    • Kensiu: kəsɔʔ (as in les kəsɔʔ)
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: gʌsoʊ (as in las gʌsoʊ)
• Proto-Katuic: *ksəw (“red”) (Sidwell, 2005) (?)
  • Pacoh: kuxo
  • Kriang: nsɔʔ
• Monic: *(-)ksaw (Diffloth, 1984)
  • Old Mon:
    • Mon: လချဴ, အချဴ
• Pearic: *ksuː (Headley, 1985)
  • Chong:
    • Kasong: kʰsuː
  • Pear: kʰsɔː