Reconstruction:Proto-Kra/kanᴬ

This Proto-Kra 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-Kra

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Austronesian *kaen

Verb

*kanᴬ

1. to eat

Descendants

• Lachi
  • Lachi (Tân Lợi): ko⁴³
  • Lachi (Jinchang): ko¹³
• Gelao
  • Telue
    • Gelao (Fengyan): ka⁵⁵
    • Gelao (Yueliangwan): ka⁵⁵
    • Gelao (Wantao): ka³¹
    • Gelao (Niupo): ka³¹
    • Gelao (Judu): ka³¹
    • Gelao (Moji): ka³¹
  • Hakhi
    • Gelao (Zhenfeng): ha³⁵
    • Gelao (Sanchong): ha³⁵
    • Gelao (Heijiaoyan): hɑ⁵⁵
  • Qau
    • Gelao (Dagouchang): xɔ³³
    • Gelao (Wanzi): xɒ³³
  • A'ou
    • Gelao (Bigong): khəu³¹
    • Gelao (Hongfeng): khi⁴², khi⁴³
    • Mulao: ku²⁴
  • Vandu
    • Red Gelao (Vietnam): tɕi⁵⁵
• Qabiao: k(ɯ)ən⁵³
  • Qabiao (Phó Là): kân¹
• Buyang
  • Buyang (Langjia): kaːn⁵⁴
  • Buyang (Ecun): kaːn²⁴
  • Paha: kaan³²²

References

• Ostapirat, Weera (2000) “Proto-Kra”, in Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area‎^[1], volume 23, number 1, pages 1-251.
• Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.