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This Proto-Vietic 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.
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Proto-Vietic
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaw (“bear”).
Noun
*c-guːʔ
- bear (animal)
Descendants
- Arem: cikùːʔ
- Chut:
- Kha Pong: tkuː
- Malieng: təkow⁴
- Proto-Pong: *tkuː⁴
- Liha: kow⁴
- Phong: kuː⁴
- Toum: kow⁴
- Thavung: cəkuː⁴
- Tho:
- Cuối Chăm: kuː⁴
- Làng Lỡ: ɣuː⁴
- Viet-Muong:
- Muong: củ
- Middle Vietnamese: 褠 (gấu), 𦵷 (gấu), 𤠰 (gấu)
- Vietnamese: gấu
- North Central Vietnamese: gụ