Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/cim

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: *cim ~ *ciim ~ *ciəm ~ *caim ~ *cum (Shorto, 2006, #1324)

Compare Santali ᱥᱤᱢ (sim, “chicken”).

Noun

*cim

1. bird

Descendants

• Aslian: *cɛɛm (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jah Hut: cɛm
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: chèèp, chèèm
    • Temiar: cep
  • Semelaic:
    • Semelai: cim
• Proto-Bahnaric: *ceː₂m (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Katuic: *ceem (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Katu:
    • Eastern Katu: achim
    • Western Katu: ອັຈິມ
  • Western Katuic
    • Kui: cɛːm
    • Eastern Bru: chớm
  • Ta'Oi-Pacoh
    • Pacoh: achéiq, achéq
• Khasic: *sim (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: sim
  • Lyngngam: ʔəsim ~ ʔəcim
  • Pnar: sim
• Proto-Khmuic: *ciːm (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: siːm
  • Khsing-Mul: ceːm
  • O'du: ca̰m
  • T'in: seːm
• Mangic:
  • Mang: θɤm⁶
• Monic: *kɲciəm (Diffloth, 1984)
  • Mon: ဂစေံ
• Proto-Palaungic: *ciːm (Sidwell, 2015)
  • Lamet: siːm
  • Palaung:
    • Shwe:
      • Sam-Loong: ဆီမ်
  • Plang:
    • La Gang: sɪ́m
    • Man Noi: sɪ́m
  • Riang: sim¹
• Pearic:
  • Chong: cʰiːˀm
  • Pear: cʰem
• Proto-Vietic: *-ciːm (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)