< Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer

Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kmun

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-Mon-Khmer: *kmun ~ *kmuun ~ *kmuən (Shorto, 2006, #1187)

Compare Korku [komon] ("nephew, niece")

Noun

*kmun

  1. niece, nephew

Descendants
  • Aslian: *kəmuən (Phillips, 2012)
    • Semelaic:
      • Semelai: [kmɔn]
    • Senoic
  • Bahnaric: *kmɔːn (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
  • Katuic: *kmɔɔn, *ʔamɔɔn (Sidwell, 2005)
    • Bru: [kamɑːn]
    • Kui: [kmɑːn]
    • Ngeq/Kriang: [mɑːn]
    • Pacoh: amon
  • Khmuic: *kmun (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu: [kəmɔ́ːn]
    • Mlabri: [kumɔɔm]
  • Monic: *k( )muun (Diffloth, 1984)
    • Old Mon: kmun
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