Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/kla(ː)ʔ

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: *kla(ː)ʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA158)
Proto-Mon-Khmer: *klaʔ (Shorto, 2006, #197)

Noun

*kla(ː)ʔ

tiger

Descendants

→ Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *k-la (“tiger”) (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Aslian: *klaaʔ (Diffloth, 1976)
- Chewong: kleʔ
- Jah Hut: kelaq
Proto-Bahnaric: *klaː₁ (Sidwell, 2011)
Proto-Katuic: *kalaa (Sidwell, 2005)
Khasic: *kʰla (Sidwell, 2012)
Khmeric:
- Khmer: ខ្លា (khlaa, “tiger”)
  → Thai: ขฺลา (klǎa, “tiger”)
Monic: *klaaʔ (Diffloth, 1986)
- Old Mon: klaʔ
  - Modern Mon: ကၠ (klaˀ, “tiger”)
Proto-Vietic: *kʰaːlʔ < *k-haːlʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (metathesis)
→ Khmer: ខាល (khaal, “year of the tiger”)

→ Thai: ขาล (khan, “year of the tiger”)
Lao: ຂານ (khān, “year of the tiger, tiger”)
- Vietnamese: khái (“tiger”)
- Muong: khảl (“tiger”)