Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/racʔ

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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

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Etymology 1

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  • Proto-Austroasiatic: *racˀ ~ *rəcˀ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA251)
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *rac (Shorto, 2006, #838)

Noun

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*racʔ

  1. sparrow
  2. swift (bird)
Descendants
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  • Aslian:
    • Senoic:
      • Semai: rèc
    • Semelaic:
      • Mah Meri: röjt
      • Semelai: rəc
  • Bahnaric: *rac (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
  • Khasian: *rəc (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khmuic: *rac (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Palaungic : *pərac (Sidwell, 2015)

Etymology 2

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  • Proto-Austroasiatic: *racˀ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA174)

Verb

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*racʔ

  1. to cut off