Reconstruction:Proto-Karen/mɛʔᴰ

This Proto-Karen 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-Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-mjak ~ s-mik (“eye”).

Noun

*mɛʔᴰ

1. eye
2. face

Descendants

• Pa'o Karen: မဲ့ (“eye, face”)
• S'gaw Karen: မဲာ် (mä̌, “eye, face, knot in wood”)
• Western Pwo: မ့ၬ