Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/mɛːŋʔ

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-Austroasiatic *miəŋʔ (“mouth, jaw”).

Noun

*mɛːŋʔ

  1. mouth

Descendants

  • Kri: meengq
  • Proto-Pong: *mɛːŋ⁴ (Ferlus, 2007)
    • Liha: mɛːŋ⁴
    • Phong: mɛːŋ⁴
    • Toum: mɛːŋ⁴
  • Viet-Muong:
    • Muong:
      • Bi: mẽnh
    • Vietnamese:
      • Northern Old Vietnamese: 皿 (Annan Jishi 安南即事, 13th cent.)
      • North Central Vietnamese: mẹng
      • Southern Vietnamese: miệng
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