Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/kmuːʔ

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: *kmuːʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA227)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *kmuuʔ ~ kmuəʔ ~ kməʔ (Shorto, 2006, #140)

Adjective

*kmuːʔ

1. dirty

Descendants

• Aslian:
  • Jahaic:
    • Cheq Wong: kamãh
    • Kensiu: kamah
  • Senoic:
    • Semnam: kamaːh
• Proto-Bahnaric: *kmoːʔ (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: ខ្មៅ (khmaw)