Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/lʔɔk

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: *lʔɔk ~ *lʔɔɔk (Shorto, 2006, #277)

Adjective

*lʔɔk

1. cloudy, opaque, turbid

Descendants

• Proto-Katuic: *ʔuk (“cloudy”) (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Pacoh: ouc
• Khasic: *lʔɔʔ (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: l'oh, lyoh (“cloud, mist”)
  • Lyngngam:
    • of Nangstoin: lʔoʔ
• Khmeric
  • Khmer: ល្អក់ (lʼɑk)