Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/ʔuːɕ

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: *ʔuːɕ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA107)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *[]ʔus ~ *[]ʔuus ~ *[]ʔuəs (Shorto, 2006, #1872)

Noun

*ʔuːɕ

1. fire
2. firewood

Descendants

• Aslian:
  • Jahaic:
    • Jahai: ʔuɸ
    • Kensiu: ʔɔs
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: os
    • Semnam: ʔoːs
    • Temiar: ʔoːs
  • Semelaic
    • Semelai: us
• Proto-Bahnaric: *ʔuːs (Sidwell, 2011)
  • Central Bahnaric:
    • South Bahnaric:
      • Koho: ồs
  • East Bahnaric:
    • Cua: ʔolh
• Proto-Katuic: *ʔuus (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Katu:
    • Eastern Katu: óih
    • Western Katu: ອູຢຮ
  • Western Katuic:
    • Kuy: ʔuːh
    • Eastern Bru: ũih
    • Sô: ʔujh
  • Ta'Oihic:
    • Ngeq:
      • Chatong: ʔoojh
      • Kriang: ʔujh
    • Ir: ʔujh
  • Pacoh: uih
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: អុស (ʼoh)
• Proto-Khmuic: *ʔoːs (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Phong: Ɂoːs
  • T'in: ʔoos
  • Mlabri: ʔuulh
• Proto-Vietic: *guːs ~ *kuːs
  • Muong: cúi
  • Vietnamese: củi (“firewood”)