Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/muːh

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: *muːh ~ *muːɕ (Sidwell, 2024 #AA003)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *muh ~ *muuh ~ *muus (Shorto, 2006, #2045)

Noun

*muːh

1. nose

Descendants

• Aslian: *mɔɔh (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jahaic:
    • Cheq Wong: mɔ̃h
    • Jahai: mɔh
    • Kensiu: mwõh
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: moh ~ muh
    • Temiar: mǝ:h
  • Semelaic:
    • Semaq Beri: muh
    • Semelai: muh
• Proto-Bahnaric: *muh (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Katuic: *moh (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Bru: mṳh
  • Kui: mṳh
  • Pacoh: móuh
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: ច្រមុះ (crɑmoh)
• Proto-Khmuic: *mu/ɔh (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: muh
  • Mlabri: mɔh
  • T'in: moh
• Mangic:
  • Bolyu: mi³¹
  • Mang: myː¹
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: moḥ
    • Mon: မိုဟ် (mùh)
• Munda:
  • North Munda:
    • Santali: ᱢᱩ (mu, “nose”)
• Nicobaric: *moah (Sidwell, 2018)
  • Car Nicobarese: meh
  • Central Nicobaric:
    • Nancowry: moah, moaṅh
• Proto-Palaungic: *muːs (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Plang:
    • La Gang: mɯ̀h
    • Man Noi: mɤ̤́h
• Proto-Vietic: *muːs (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)