Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/t-ŋəs

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

Compare Proto-Katuic *tŋɨh (“to breathe”) (whence Pacoh tangứh).

Verb

*t-ŋəs

1. to breathe

Descendants

• Arem: aŋo̤h
• Chut:
  • Rục: təŋəh¹
  • Sách: təŋəh¹
• Kha Pong: təŋɨː⁵
• Viet-Muong:
  • Muong: ngưỡi
  • Middle Vietnamese: 哎 (ngửi), 義 (ngửi), 𠿿 (ngửi), 𪖭 (ngửi)
    • Vietnamese: ngửi