Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/thɔw

This Proto-Chamic 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-Chamic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

Verb

*thɔw

to know, be knowledgeable

Descendants

Acehnese: thée
Coastal Chamic
- Cham
  - Eastern Cham: thău
  - Western Cham: thau
Highlands Chamic
- Chru-Northern Chamic
  - Chru: thâu
  - Northern Chamic
    - Northern Roglai: thơu
    - Tsat: tiawʔ³²
- Bih: thâo
- Jarai: thâo
- Rade: thâo

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Caqu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI