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

1. 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