Reconstruction:Proto-Vietic/ɟiːŋ

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. In Northern Vietic (Viet-Muong), the velar nasal in the rime *-iːŋ fronted to -iɲ, hence the reconstruction *ciɲ in (Ferlus, 2007). The lower register tone in the non-Viet-Muong languages indicates originally voiced onset *ɟ.

Noun

*ɟiːŋ

leg, foot

Descendants

Proto-Pong: *ciːŋ²
- Liha: ciːŋ
- Toum: ciːŋ
Arem: cìɲ
Chut:
- Rục: ciːŋ²
- Sách: ciːŋ²
Malieng: ciːŋ²
Thavung: ciːŋ²
Viet-Muong:
- Muong: chân
- Vietnamese: chân

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