Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/kaʔ

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: *kaʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA009)
• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *kaʔ (Shorto, 2006)

*kaʔ

1. fish

• Aslian: *kaaʔ (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jah Hut: kaʔ
  • Jahaic:
    • Cheq Wong: kiəʔ
    • Jahai: ʔɨkǝʔ
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: kaaq
    • Temiar: kaa
  • Semelaic:
    • Semaq Beri: ka
• Proto-Bahnaric: *kaː (Sidwell, 2011)
  • North Bahnaric:
    • Halang: ka
    • Sedang: ka̰
  • Central Bahnaric:
    • Bahnar: ka
    • Tampuan: kaː
  • South Bahnaric:
    • Sre-Mnong
      • Sre: ka
      • Mnong: ka
• Proto-Katuic: *ʔakaa (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Pacoh: aca
  • So: ʔakaa
• Khasic: *kʰa (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: 'kha/dohkha
  • Lyngngam: əkʰa
  • Pnar: dəkʰa
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: កា (kaa)
• Proto-Khmuic: *kaʔ (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: kaʔ
  • Ksingmul: kaː
  • O’du: kaː
• Mangic:
  • Bolyu: qɔ⁵³
  • Mang: ʔaː¹
• Monic:
  • Mon: က (kaˀ)
• Nicobaric: *kaːʔ (Sidwell, 2018)
  • Car Nicobarese: kāḵ
  • Central Nicobaric:
    • Nancowry: kā
• Proto-Palaungic: *kaʔ (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Lawa:
    • Eastern Lawa: กะ
    • Western Lawa: กะ
  • Palaung:
    • Shwe:
      • Sam-Loong: ကာ
  • Plang:
    • La Gang: káh
    • Man Noi: káʔ
  • Riang: kaʔ¹
• Proto-Vietic: *ʔa-kaːʔ (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)