Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/bsaɲ

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: *bsaɲ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA115)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *(b)saɲʔ (Shorto, 2006, #937)

Noun

*bsaɲ

1. snake

Descendants

• Proto-Katuic: *ksaɲ (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Pacoh: cuxanh, cuxéinh
  • Kui: ksaɲ~saɲ
  • Eastern Katu: caxanh
  • Eastern Bru: cusân
• Khasic: *bsəɲ (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: bseiñ, 'seiñ
  • Lyngngam: bəseɲ
  • Pnar: psaɲ
• Mangic:
  • Mang: han¹
• Proto-Palaungic: *psəɲ (Sidwell, 2010)
  • Plang:
    • La Gang: sá.ʔɤ́n
  • Danaw: pᵊθɪn⁴
  • Riang: həɲ¹
• Proto-Vietic: *p-səɲʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)

Synonyms

• *ɓəs