< Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer

Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/ʔuək

This Proto-Mon-Khmer entry contains reconstructed words 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-Môn-Khmer: *ʔuək ~ *huək (Shorto, 2006, #475)

Noun

*ʔuək

  1. brain

Descendants
  • Bahnaric: *-ŋɔːk (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
  • Katuic: *trɗuuk, *ʔnɗuuk, *ʔaɓok (Sidwell, 2005)?
    • Bru: [ʔabɔk]
    • Pacoh: abuaq, abóuc
  • Palaungic: *hɔɔk, *sntɔɔk (Sidwell, 2010)
    • Riang: [huak¹], [kʰuək¹]
    • Lamet: [sntɔːk]
    • Palaung: hǫ̆
  • Pearic:
    • Pear: [prəloːk]?
  • Vietic: *c-ʔɔːk (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)
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