Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/tɟooʔ

This Proto-Mon-Khmer 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-Mon-Khmer

Etymology

• Proto-Mon-Khmer: *tɟooʔ (Shorto, 2006, #54)

Compare Santali ᱛᱤᱡᱩ (tiju, “worm”) and Kharia tiɟɔʔ.

Noun

*tɟooʔ

1. worm

Descendants

• Aslian: *taɟuuʔ ("snake") (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jahaic
    • Jahai: taɟuʔ
  • Senoic
    • Semai: tajoq
    • Semnam: taɟuːʔ
    • Temiar: tajuk
• Monic:
  • Old Mon: tiñju (“worm, maggot”)
    • Mon: တျု (kəyaoˀ)