Reconstruction:Proto-Karen/
səmᴬ
This Proto-Karen 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-Karen
Etymology
From
Proto-Sino-Tibetan
*kV-sum
(
“
three
”
)
.
Noun
*səmᴬ
three
Descendants
Northern Karenic
Pa'o Karen:
သွံ
Central Karenic
Western Kayah:
ꤞꤛꤣ꤭
(
thūeoe
)
Geba Karen:
သဳ
(
θó
)
Southern Karenic
S'gaw Karen:
သၢ
(
thuh
)
Eastern Pwo:
သိုင့်
(
θə̂ɴ
)
Western Pwo:
ၥၧၫ့