Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/dhaːn

This Proto-Chamic 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-Chamic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan (branch, bough).

Noun

*dhaːn

  1. branch; bough

Descendants

  • Acehnese: dheuen
  • Coastal Chamic
    • Haroi: than
    • Cham
      • Eastern Cham: ꨖꩆ (dhan)
      • Western Cham: دهان (dhan)
  • Highlands Chamic
    • Chru–Northern Chamic
      • Chru: thaːn
      • Northern Chamic
        • Northern Roglai: thaːt
    • Jarai–Rhade

References

  • Thurgood, Graham (1999) From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects: Two Thousand Years of Language Contact and Change[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 287