Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/kpaas

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: *kpaas (Shorto, 2006, #1915)

Munda cognates include Juang kapas, Korwa kapaːs, Korku kapuso, Bondo kapa, Gata' kopa. Compare Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa) and Old Chinese 布 (OC *pˤa-s) (B-S), both of which are probably Austroasiatic loans.

Noun

*kpaas

1. cotton

Descendants

• Proto-Aslian:
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: kapas
    • Temiar: kapas
• Proto-Bahnaric: *kpaːs (Sidwell, 2011)
  • Central: *kpaːs
    • Tariang: paːs
    • South-Central:
      • Bahnar: kơpaih
      • Tampuan: kapaas
      • South: *paːs
        • Chrau: paːs
  • North: *kpaːs
    • Halang: kơpaih
    • Jeh: kwah
    • Sedang: kəpɛj
• Proto-Katuic: *kpaas (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Katu:
    • Dakkang: kapaaç
    • Kantu: kapaas
    • Triw: kapaajh
    • Eastern Katu: k'paih
    • Western Katu: kǝpaːjh
  • Pacoh: capaih
  • Ta'Oihic:
    • Ngeq: kapaajh
    • Ong: kpaa̰jh
    • Ta'Oi: kapaajh
  • West Katuic:
    • Bru:
      • Eastern Bru: capaih, cupaih
      • Sô: ʔapaajh
    • Kuy:
      • Kuy: (k)paːh
• Khasic: *knpaat (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: kynphad
• Khmeric:
  • Old Khmer: ʼaṃpas (prefixed form of *pas) (?)
    • Khmer: អំបោះ (ʼɑmbɑh)
• Proto-Palaungic:
  • Waic:
    • Eastern Lawa: ʔaphaih
• Proto-Pearic:
  • Chong: kpas
  • Pear: kəpaːs
• Proto-Vietic: *k-paːs (Ferlus, 2007)
  • Chứt:
    • Arem: kupɐːlʔ
    • Maleng: kəpaːj⁵
    • Rục-Sách:
      • Rục: kupaːl⁶
      • Sách: kupaːl⁶
    • Thavung: kəpajʰ¹
    • Tho: paːl⁵
  • Pong: *kpaːj¹
    • Phóng: kpaːj
  • Viet-Muong:
    • Muong: pái
    • Middle Vietnamese: ꞗải
      • Vietnamese: vải