Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/jaʔ

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: *jaʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA052)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *jaʔ ~ *jaaj (Shorto, 2006, #151)

Compare Proto-Tai *jaᶜ.

Noun

*jaʔ

1. grandmother

Descendants

• Aslian:
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: ja
    • Temiar: yaak
• Bahnaric: *jaʔ (Sidwell, 2011)
  • North Bahnaric:
    • Jeh: jaʔ
  • Central Bahnaric:
    • Alak: jaʔ
    • Bahnar: yă
    • Tampuan: jaʔ
• Khmeric:
  • យាយ (yiəy)
• Khmuic: *jaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: jaʔ
  • O'du: ja̰ː
• Mangic:
  • Bolyu: ja³¹
• Monic:
  • Mon: ယဲာ
• Palaungic: *jaʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Palaungic: yā
  • Riang: jaʔ²
• Pearic:
  • Chong: ja̤ː
• Vietic: *-jaːʔ (Ferlus, 2007)
  • Viet-Muong:
    • Muong: dã