Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/jaːmʔ

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: *jaːmʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA021)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *jaam (Shorto, 2006, #205)

Compare Korku jaːm ("to cry, to weep").

Verb

*jaːmʔ

1. to weep, to cry

Descendants

• Aslian: *ɟaam ~ *ʔiɟaam (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jahaic:
    • Cheq Wong: njəm
    • Jahai: ɟim
    • Kensiu: jim
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: jaap
    • Temiar: jaap
  • Semelaic:
    • Semelai: ʔjam
• Proto-Bahnaric: *ɲəm (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Katuic: *ɲaam ~ *ɲiim (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Bru: ɲi̤am
  • Kriang: ɲaːm
  • Pacoh: nhiam
• Khasic: *jaam (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: iám, yám
  • Pnar: jam
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: យំ (yum)
• Proto-Khmuic: *ja/əːm (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: jaːm
• Mangic:
  • Bolyu: jaːm³¹
  • Mang: ɲaːm¹
• Monic: *jaam (Diffloth, 1984)
  • Old Mon: yām
    • Mon: ယာံ
• Proto-Palaungic: *jaːm (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Palaung:
    • Shwe:
      • Sam-Loong: ယာမ်
  • Plang:
    • La Gang: jàm
    • Man Noi: jà̤m
  • Riang: jɑm²
• Pearic:
  • Chong:
    • Chantaburi: ja̤ːm
  • Pear: ɲiem
• Proto-Vietic: *jaːmʔ ~ ɲaːmʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)
  • Vietnamese: dám