Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/mɛːŋʔ

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-Austroasiatic *miəŋˀ (“mouth, jaw”).

Noun

*mɛːŋʔ

1. mouth

Descendants

• Kri: meengq
• Proto-Pong: *mɛːŋ⁴ (Ferlus, 2007)
  • Liha: mɛːŋ⁴
  • Phong: mɛːŋ⁴
  • Toum: mɛːŋ⁴
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong:
    • Bi: mẽnh
  • Vietnamese:
    • Northern Old Vietnamese: 皿 (Annan Jishi 安南即事, 13th cent.)
      • Northern Vietnamese: miệng
    • North Central Vietnamese: mẹng
    • Southern Vietnamese: miệng