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Proto-Bahnaric
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw (“bear”).
Noun
*ckaw ~ gaw
- bear (animal)
Descendants
- West Bahnaric: *ckaw (Sidwell, 2003)
- Laven:
- Juk: cakaw
- Jru': hkaw
- Su': cəkɔʔ
- Sapuan: cakaw ~ cəkaw
- Central Bahnaric: *ckaw ~ *gaw (Sidwell, 2011)
- Alak: cakaw
- Tarieng: cakaw
- Bahnar: chơgơu
- South Bahnaric: *ɟrkaw (Sidwell, 2000)
- Stieng: kau
- Chrau: sikaw
- Sre: ɟirkaw