Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/puənʔ

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: *puənʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA018)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *punʔ ~ *puən() ~ *pan() (Shorto, 2006, #1166)

Numeral

cardinal number

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*puənʔ

1. four

Descendants

• Proto-Aslian:
  • Jahaic:
    • Chewong: pɑn
  • Semelaic:
    • Semelai: hmpon
    • Temoq: mpon
• Proto-Bahnaric: *puən (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Katuic: *puan (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Eastern Katu: puôn
  • Eastern Bru: pỗn
  • Pacoh: poan
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: បួន (buən)
• Proto-Khmuic: *puən (Sidwell, 2013)
  • O'du: pɑn
  • Phong: poːn
  • T'in: phoːn
• Mangic:
  • Bolyu: puːn⁵³
  • Mang: puːn²
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: pan
    • Mon: ပန်
• Munda:
  • North Munda:
    • Santali: ᱯᱳᱱ (pon)
• Nicobaric: *foan (Sidwell, 2018)
  • Car Nicobarese: fën
  • Central Nicobaric:
    • Nancowry: fōan
• Proto-Palaungic: *poːn (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Lamet: poːn
  • Palaung:
    • Shwe:
      • Sam-Loong: ဖိုန်
  • Plang:
    • La Gang: pún
    • Man Noi: pún
  • Riang: kᵊpon¹ ~ kᵊpun¹
• Pearic:
  • Chong: pʰoːˀn
• Proto-Vietic: *poːnʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)