Reconstruction:Proto-Mon-Khmer/mat

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: *mat (Shorto, 2006, #1045)

Compare Proto-Austronesian *maCa, Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ.

Noun

*mat

1. eye

Descendants

• Aslian: *mat (Phillips, 2012)
  • Jah Hut: mat
  • Jahaic:
    • Cheq Wong: mɛ̃t
    • Jahai: mit
    • Kensiu: mɛt
  • Senoic:
    • Semai: mat
    • Temiar: mad
  • Semelaic:
    • Semaq Beri: mad
    • Semelai: mɔt
• Proto-Bahnaric: *mat (Sidwell, 2011) (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Katuic: *mat (Sidwell, 2005)
  • Kui: ma̤t
  • Eastern Katu: mắt
  • Eastern Bru: moat
  • Pacoh: mát
• Khasic: *mat (Sidwell, 2012)
  • Khasi: khmat, 'mat
  • Lyngngam: kʰmat
  • Pnar: kʰmat
  • War: mat
• Khmeric:
  • Khmer: មាត់ (mŏət)
• Proto-Khmuic: *mat (Sidwell, 2013)
  • Khmu: mat
  • Khsing-Mul: mat
• Mangic:
  • Bolyu: mat⁵³
  • Mang: mat⁷
• Monic: *mat (Diffloth, 1984)
  • Old Mon: mat
    • Mon: မတ်
• Nicobaric: *mat (Sidwell, 2018)
  • Car Nicobarese: mat
  • Central Nicobaric:
    • Nancowry: mat
• Proto-Pearic: *m(a)t (Headley, 1985)
  • Chong: ma̤t ~ mə̤t
• Proto-Vietic: *mat (Ferlus, 2007) (see there for further descendants)