Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/c-guːʔ

This Proto-Vietic 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-Vietic

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw (“bear”).

Noun

*c-guːʔ

1. bear (animal)

Descendants

• Arem: cikùːʔ
• Chut:
  • Rục: cəkuː⁴
  • Sách: cəkuː⁴
• Kha Pong: tkuː
• Malieng: təkow⁴
• Proto-Pong: *tkuː⁴
  • Liha: kow⁴
  • Phong: kuː⁴
  • Toum: kow⁴
• Thavung: cəkuː⁴
• Tho:
  • Cuối Chăm: kuː⁴
  • Làng Lỡ: ɣuː⁴
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: củ
  • Middle Vietnamese: 褠 (gấu), 𦵷 (gấu), 𤠰 (gấu)
    • Vietnamese: gấu
      • North Central Vietnamese: gụ