Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/cɔʔ

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: *cɔʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA030)
Proto-Mon-Khmer: *cɔʔ (Shorto, 2006, #41)

Compare also Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu (a similar looking root, although a connection is dubious).

Khmer ច (cɑɑ) is a loan borrowed from an old, unclear Vietic language.

Noun

*cɔʔ

dog

Descendants

Aslian:
- Jah Hut: cwǝʔ
- Jahaic:
  - Jahai: ʔacĩʔ
- Senoic:
  - Semai: chooq
  - Temiar: cuok
- Semelaic:
  - Semaq Beri: cɔ
  - Semelai: cɔ
Proto-Bahnaric: *cɔː (Sidwell, 2011)
- North Bahnaric: *cɔː (Sidwell, 2011)
  - Halang: chô
  - Sedang: chó
- West Bahnaric: *cɔː (Sidwell, 2011)
  - Brao: cɔː
  - Laven:
    - Jru': cɔː
- Central Bahnaric: *cɔː (Sidwell, 2011)
  - Alak: cɔː
  - Bahnar: so
  - South Bahnaric: *sɔː (Sidwell, 2000)
    - Koho: so
    - Mnong: sau
Proto-Katuic: *ʔacɔɔ (Sidwell, 2005)
- Pacoh: acho
- Kui: ʔacɔː
- Eastern Katu: a’choo
- Eastern Bru: acho
Khasic: *ksəw (Sidwell, 2012)
- Khasi: ksew, 'sew
Khmeric:
Proto-Khmuic: *cɔʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
- Khsing-Mul: cɔː
- O'du: cʌw
- Khmu: sɔʔ
- Phong: sɔː
Mangic:
- Pakanic: *tsɔ (Hsiu, 2016)
  - Bolyu: tsu⁵³
- Mang: θɔː¹
Monic:
Nicobaric:
Proto-Palaungic: *cɔːʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
- Plang:
  - La Gang: sóʔ
  - Man Noi: sóʔ
- Riang: soʔ¹
- Lamet: sɑʔ
- Lawa: sɔʔ
Proto-Pearic: *c(ɔ)ʔ (Headley, 1985)
- Chong: cʰoː
Proto-Vietic: *ʔa-cɔːʔ (Ferlus, 2007)
→ Khmer: ច (cɑɑ, “Year of the Dog”)
- Arem: acɑːʔ
- Chut:
  - Rục: acɔː³
  - Sách: acɔː³
- Tho:
  - Cuối Chăm: cɒː³
  - Làng Lỡ: cɔː³
- Malieng: cɔː³
- Viet-Muong:
  - Muong: chỏ
  - Vietnamese: chó