Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/ɗaːkʔ

This Proto-Austroasiatic 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-Austroasiatic

Etymology

• Proto-Austroasiatic: *ɗaːkˀ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA039)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *ɗaak (Shorto, 2006, #274)

The sense of "river, stream" that appeared in many languages seems to be a later development.

Noun

*ɗaːkʔ

1. water

Descendants

• Aslian:
  • Proto-Aslian:
    • Semelaic:
      • Mah Meri: do
      • Semelai: dak
• Bahnaric:
  • Proto-Bahnaric: *ɗaːk
    • Bahnar: đak
    • Eastern Mnong: dak
    • Koho: daa
• Katuic:
  • Proto-Katuic:
    • Eastern Katu: đác
    • Eastern Bru: dỡq
    • Pacoh: daq
    • Western Katu: ດາກ
• Khmeric:
  • Old Khmer: *(ɗ)ik
    • Khmer: ទឹក (tɨk)
• Khmuic:
  • Proto-Khmuic: *da(ːk)
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: ḍāk
    • Proto-Mon: *ɗa̱i̯c
      • Mon: ဍာ် (daik)
    • Proto-Nyah Kur: *da̱ak
      • Nyah Kur: da̱ak
• Munda: *daˀk
  • North Munda:
    • Santali: ᱫᱟᱜ (dak’)
    • Mundari: दाः (dāḥ)
  • Juang: ଡକ୍
  • → Sanskrit: दक (daka, “water”)
• Vietic:
  • Proto-Vietic: *ɗaːk (see there for further descendants)

References

• Sidwell, Paul (2024) “500 Proto Austroasiatic Etyma: Version 1.0”, in Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society‎^[1], volume 17, number 1, pages i–xxxiii