Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/muːs

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 *muh ~ *muuh ~ *muus (“nose”).

Noun

*muːs

1. (anatomy) nose

Descendants

• Chứt:
  • Arem: mùh
  • Sách: muːlʰ¹
  • Rục: muːlʰ¹
• Tho:
  • Cuoi Cham: muːl⁶
  • Lang Lo: muːn⁵⁶
• Thavung: muːjʰ¹
• Pong: *muːc⁸ (Ferlus, 2007)
  • Liha: muːc
  • Toum: muːc
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: mũi
  • Middle Vietnamese: 𪖫 (mũi)
    • Vietnamese: mũi