Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/wac

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Proto-Mon-Khmer

Etymology

  • Proto-Mon-Khmer: *wac ~ *waac (Shorto, 2006, #864)

Compare also Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wasay (“axe”) and Old Chinese 戉 (OC *ʷat, “large battle-axe”) (B&S 2014).

Noun

*wac

  1. knife, sword

Descendants

  • Khasian: *wac (Sidwell, 2012)
    • Khasi: wait
  • Palaungic: *ʋaːc (Sidwell, 2015)
    • Lawa:
      • of Umpai: wiaic
    • Riang:
      • of Lang: wɑc²
    • Wa:
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