Reconstruction:Proto-Austroasiatic/matʔ

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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

Etymology

  • Proto-Austroasiatic: *matʔ (Sidwell, 2024, #AA024)
  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *mat (Shorto, 2006, #1045)

Compare Proto-Austronesian *maCa, Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ.

Noun

*matʔ

  1. eye

Descendants

  • Aslian: *mat (Phillips, 2012)
    • Jah Hut: mat
    • Jahaic:
      • Cheq Wong: mɛ̃t
      • Jahai: mit
      • Kensiu: mɛt
    • Senoic:
      • Semai: mat
      • Temiar: mad
    • Semelaic:
      • Semaq Beri: mad
      • Semelai: mɔt
  • Proto-Bahnaric: *mat (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Katuic: *mat (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Khasic: *mat (Sidwell, 2012)
    • Khasi: khmat, 'mat
    • Lyngngam: kʰmat
    • Pnar: kʰmat
    • War: mat
  • Khmeric:
  • Proto-Khmuic: *mat (Sidwell, 2013)
    • Khmu: mat
    • Khsing-Mul: mat
  • Mangic:
    • Bolyu: mat⁵³
    • Mang: mat⁷
  • Monic: *mat (Diffloth, 1984)
  • Munda: *maˀt (Sidwell & Rau, 2015)
  • Nicobaric: *mat (Sidwell, 2018)
    • Car Nicobarese: mat
    • Central Nicobaric:
  • Proto-Pearic: *m(a)t (Headley, 1985)
    • Chong: ma̤t ~ mə̤t
  • Proto-Vietic: *mat (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)